fogy

Related to fogy: bewilderment, old fogy, indubitably

old fogy

An older person, especially one whose views or attitudes are considered boring or old-fashioned. Ah, don't mind that old fogy. He's just cantankerous because he isn't up to speed with the way of today's youth. I've fully embraced that I'm going to be a stodgy old fogy when I get older.

young fogey

A young person who acts older than they are, due to conservative and/or outdated beliefs and behaviors. A play on the more common phrase "old fogey"—and older person with outdated ideals. Primarily heard in UK. You don't want to come to the club? Ah, you're such a young fogey. I can't believe you're going to bed early on a Saturday night so that you can go to church in the morning—you're such a young fogey!

an old ˈfogey/ˈfogy

(usually disapproving) (usually of an older person) a person with very old-fashioned or traditional views, opinions, etc: I’m not such an old fogey that I can’t remember what it was like to be a student.

A young person with old-fashioned views, style of dress, etc. is sometimes called a ‘young fogey’: He’s one of the young fogies who write for the ‘Spectator’.

old codger/coot/fogy

Unflattering names for an elderly man. Old codger, dating from the mid-1700s, may imply that he is testy or crusty, whereas old coot, from the mid-1800s, indicates he is silly or ignorant. As for an old fogy, he may be hidebound in tradition. None of these is a desirable epithet, or, as Terrel Bell put it, “There’s only one thing worse than an old fogy, and that’s a young fogy” (commencement address at Longwood College, Virginia, June 17, 1985). A newer and decidedly vulgar synonym is old fart, dating from the first half of the 1900s. Phil Donahue said it of himself on his NBC television show in 1992: “I didn’t always look like an old fart like this.”

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释义	fogy Related to fogy: bewilderment, old fogy, indubitably old fogy An older person, especially one whose views or attitudes are considered boring or old-fashioned. Ah, don't mind that old fogy. He's just cantankerous because he isn't up to speed with the way of today's youth. I've fully embraced that I'm going to be a stodgy old fogy when I get older. See also: fogy, old young fogey A young person who acts older than they are, due to conservative and/or outdated beliefs and behaviors. A play on the more common phrase "old fogey"—and older person with outdated ideals. Primarily heard in UK. You don't want to come to the club? Ah, you're such a young fogey. I can't believe you're going to bed early on a Saturday night so that you can go to church in the morning—you're such a young fogey! See also: fogey, young Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. an old ˈfogey/ˈfogy (usually disapproving) (usually of an older person) a person with very old-fashioned or traditional views, opinions, etc: I’m not such an old fogey that I can’t remember what it was like to be a student. A young person with old-fashioned views, style of dress, etc. is sometimes called a ‘young fogey’: He’s one of the young fogies who write for the ‘Spectator’. See also: fogey, fogy, old Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary old codger/coot/fogy Unflattering names for an elderly man. Old codger, dating from the mid-1700s, may imply that he is testy or crusty, whereas old coot, from the mid-1800s, indicates he is silly or ignorant. As for an old fogy, he may be hidebound in tradition. None of these is a desirable epithet, or, as Terrel Bell put it, “There’s only one thing worse than an old fogy, and that’s a young fogy” (commencement address at Longwood College, Virginia, June 17, 1985). A newer and decidedly vulgar synonym is old fart, dating from the first half of the 1900s. Phil Donahue said it of himself on his NBC television show in 1992: “I didn’t always look like an old fart like this.” See also: codger, coot, fogy, old The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: an old fogey/fogy fogey old fogey old fogy bolt bucket cat make old bones a piece of old tackie References in periodicals archive He described the Reform Paper as "incomplete to reach real reforms, due to its fogy and generalized approaches". No expectations for "drastic solutions" to pending questions - Ahrar MP Fogy performed a laparotomy, an examination of the biliary tress, an attempted cholangoraphoy, and a needle biopsy of the liver September 14, 2003. NC: hospital not liable for individual physician: court dismissed case against hospital But no matter which senator takes the White House, none will set a record for being a presidential spring chicken or old fogy: By the numbers: presidential birthday candles You can't act like an old fogy, even if you are one," quips Roub. Two generations of CFOs: how different are they? We asked CFOs under 40 and over 60 years of age how they approach the same challenges, circa 2005. Here's what they had to say The kid figured you for a decrepit old fogy, and just didn't fancy the idea of having to help cart a corpse out of the train at Newmarket. Tony Morris: Motivator: one of the best Derby winners I have seen Perhaps I am an old fogy, but I was disappointed in John Allen's commentary on Pope John Paul's plea for hope at Lourdes (NCR, Aug, 27), as if it were inappropriately simplistic in the face of the momentous problems of our day. The pope and hope I also heard a family member (I won't say of which generation) go: 'The old fogy is getting deaf.' But I had clearly heard what had gone before and I heard that 'old fogy' thing too. Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children As a result,I'm driving around like an old fogy,barely making it to 30mph in city traffic and panic breaking every whip- stitch. Sian LLoyd Column: The highs and lows of sporting a Mini At the risk of sounding like an "old fogy," I can't help but think that many of today's youth are missing the same opportunity for mentorship that I had. The legacy of Roberto: a touch of royalty Has the world changed that much, or am I just an old fogy? As a youngster, I spent my life outdoors -- still do. A firm foundation: mother nature still holds plenty of miracles, and she's willing to share with everyone "Market-based campaigns are only going to get more popular, since we're facing such a difficult time politically," says Jim Steitz, the SSC's forest-protection coordinator, and practically an old fogy at age 22. Staples goes green: students educate an office superstore. (The Sierra Club bulletin: news for members) Surreal Madrid and HD Fogy both picked up their first points of the season in a lively 3-3 draw on the indoor courts. FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL: Gazeley goals take side top of the pile Wilson and Terry Fogy that appeared in the October 2000 issue of Social Education describing her teaching at Booker T. Correction ANY OF THE THREE STORIES in this set would have made a good storyboard for a tearjerker film of the type common in Egyptian cinema of the forties and fifties: a gullible peasant virgin is seduced by the landowner's sophisticated son; a true love, believed dead, resurfaces to find his heart's desire married off to his rival; a young bride eagerly accepts a wealthy old fogy as her groom, only to be bored to tears and seek out an adulterous affair. Three Tales of Love and Death "Will & Grace" star Eric McCormack has some younger fans (also of the tube persuasion), but they'll be disappointed by the lack of wit to his role, that of a young fogy baffling sprightly geezers. HERE'S TO LIFE
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