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- [foh-gee]
- /ˈfoʊ gi/
- /ˈfəʊ.ɡi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh-gee]
- /ˈfoʊ gi/
Definitions of fogy word
- noun plural fogy an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull (usually preceded by old): The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century. 1
- noun fogy Alternative spelling of fogey. 1
- noun fogy a person who is old-fashioned or highly conservative in ideas and actions 0
- noun fogy (Slang) (US, military, dated) Extra pay granted to officers for length of service. 0
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Origin of fogy
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Fogy
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fogy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fogy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fogy
noun fogy
- fuddy-duddy — a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.
- fossil — any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
- stick-in-the-mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
- fogey — fogy.
- dodo — any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.