old fogy

old fogy
Synonyms and related words:
Methuselah, antediluvian, antique, back number, conservationist, conservatist, conservative, dad, diehard, dodo, dotard, elder, fogy, fogyish, fossil, fud, fuddy-duddy, granny, has-been, laudator temporis acti, longhair, matriarch, mid-Victorian, mossback, old believer, old crock, old dodo, old fart, old liner, old man, old poop, old school, old woman, old-fogyish, old-timer, patriarch, pop, pops, ravaged with age, reactionary, regular old fogy, relic, right-winger, rightist, senile, square, standpat, standpatter, starets, stick-in-the-mud, stodgy, stuffy, traditionalist, ultraconservative

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • old fogy — Fogy Fo gy, n.; pl. {Fogies}. 1. A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over conservative, or slow; usually preceded by old; an {old fogy}. [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • old fogy — old fogyish, old fogeyish, adj. a person who is excessively old fashioned in attitude, ideas, manners, etc. Also, old fogey. [1825 35] * * * old fogey or old fogy noun A dull old person, or someone with old fashioned notions • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • old fogy — or old fogey n. see FOGY …   English World dictionary

  • old fogy — old fogyish, old fogeyish, adj. a person who is excessively old fashioned in attitude, ideas, manners, etc. Also, old fogey. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • old fogy — old′ fo′gy (or fo′gey) n. a person excessively old fashioned in attitude, ideas, manners, etc • Etymology: 1825–35 old′ fo′gy•ish, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • old fogy — /oʊld ˈfoʊgi/ (say ohld fohgee) noun a person who is excessively conservative or tiresomely antiquated in ideas or methods. Also, old fogey. –old fogyish, adjective …  

  • old fogy — conservative old man …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Fogy — Fo gy, n.; pl. {Fogies}. 1. A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over conservative, or slow; usually preceded by old; an {old fogy}. [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • old fogey — or old fogy noun A dull old person, or someone with old fashioned notions • • • Main Entry: ↑old * * * old fogey UK US noun [countable] [singular old fogey plura …   Useful english dictionary

  • old-fo|gey|ish — old fo|gy|ish or old fo|gey|ish «OHLD FOH gee ihsh», adjective. = old fogy. (Cf. ↑old fogy) …   Useful english dictionary

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