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• old fogy

Noun

old fogey ‎(plural old fogies)

1. (idiomatic) Old and over-conservative person.
   • 1922, Sinclair Lewis, “28”, in Babbitt:

     "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."

Related terms

• young fogey
• fogey

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