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.

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 fogey

n. an old-fashioned person; an old man. My uncle is an old fogey. He must be the most old-fashioned man in the world.

See also: fogey, old

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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an old fogey/fogy
fogey
fogy
old fogey
bolt bucket
cat
make old bones
a piece of old tackie

References in periodicals archive

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

You don't have to be an old fogy or an egghead, Costas adds, to appreciate what Scully, McKay or Jack Whitaker brought to the broadcast booth--the concept that there was a way to communicate excitement not predicated solely on volume.

For the love of the game, please shut up

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

"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)

Not wanting to admit we now run on the old fogy clock, her dad and I feigned enthusiasm when she proposed setting out - at 12:20 a.m.

Even us fogies play this game

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

At risk of highlighting my old fogy credentials once again, let me say that I think that reliance on gloves alone instead of good hygiene is a mistake.

Attention Must Be Paid to the Basics

But the thought that RTE in their wisdom plan to simply replace one old fogy with another is just too awful to bear.

Grey clothes leave us so browned off

Among Huneker's collections of critical and biographical pieces are Mezzotints in Modern Music (1899), Chopin (1900), Overtones (1904), Iconoclasts (1905), Egoists (1909), Promenades of an Impressionist (1910), Franz Liszt (1911), Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques (1913), The Pathos of Distance (1913), New Cosmopolis (1915), Ivory, Apes, and Peacocks (1915), Unicorns (1917), Bedouins (1920), and Variations (1921).

Huneker, James Gibbons (1860-1921)

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

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释义	old fogy 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 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 fogey n. an old-fashioned person; an old man. My uncle is an old fogey. He must be the most old-fashioned man in the world. See also: fogey, old McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: an old fogey/fogy fogey fogy old fogey bolt bucket cat make old bones a piece of old tackie References in periodicals archive 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 You don't have to be an old fogy or an egghead, Costas adds, to appreciate what Scully, McKay or Jack Whitaker brought to the broadcast booth--the concept that there was a way to communicate excitement not predicated solely on volume. For the love of the game, please shut up 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 "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) Not wanting to admit we now run on the old fogy clock, her dad and I feigned enthusiasm when she proposed setting out - at 12:20 a.m. Even us fogies play this game 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 At risk of highlighting my old fogy credentials once again, let me say that I think that reliance on gloves alone instead of good hygiene is a mistake. Attention Must Be Paid to the Basics But the thought that RTE in their wisdom plan to simply replace one old fogy with another is just too awful to bear. Grey clothes leave us so browned off Among Huneker's collections of critical and biographical pieces are Mezzotints in Modern Music (1899), Chopin (1900), Overtones (1904), Iconoclasts (1905), Egoists (1909), Promenades of an Impressionist (1910), Franz Liszt (1911), Old Fogy: His Musical Opinions and Grotesques (1913), The Pathos of Distance (1913), New Cosmopolis (1915), Ivory, Apes, and Peacocks (1915), Unicorns (1917), Bedouins (1920), and Variations (1921). Huneker, James Gibbons (1860-1921) 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
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