old fogey
nounEtymology In 1811, an Old Fogey was a nickname for an invalid, wounded soldier; derived from the French fougueux (“fierce or fiery”). Alternatively, compare fogey.
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Idiomatic An old and overly conservative person.
- "No; the Athletic. Tell you: Course they're always asking me to join the Union, but I always say, 'No, sir! Nothing doing!' I don't mind the expense but I can't stand all the old fogies."1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XXVIII, in Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC:
- Related terms
- young fogey, fogey