old+fogy

  • 121fogeydom — fogey (also fogy) ► NOUN (pl. fogeys or fogies) ▪ a very old fashioned or conservative person. DERIVATIVES fogeydom noun fogeyish adjective fogeyism noun. ORIGIN related to earlier slang fogram, of unknown origin …

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  • 122fogeyish — fogey (also fogy) ► NOUN (pl. fogeys or fogies) ▪ a very old fashioned or conservative person. DERIVATIVES fogeydom noun fogeyish adjective fogeyism noun. ORIGIN related to earlier slang fogram, of unknown origin …

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  • 123fogeyism — fogey (also fogy) ► NOUN (pl. fogeys or fogies) ▪ a very old fashioned or conservative person. DERIVATIVES fogeydom noun fogeyish adjective fogeyism noun. ORIGIN related to earlier slang fogram, of unknown origin …

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  • 124dodo — [dō′dō] n. pl. dodos or dodoes [Port doudo, lit., foolish, stupid] 1. a large extinct bird (Raphus cucullatus) that had rudimentary wings useless for flying: formerly found on Mauritius 2. a) an old fashioned person; fogy b) Slang a stupid… …

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  • 125slow coach — noun : one who is slow or is lethargic in temperament : one who thinks or moves slowly * * * slow coach, Informal. 1. a slowpoke. 2. an idle, inactive person. 3. an old fashioned person; fogy …

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  • 126foo|zle — «FOO zuhl», verb, zled, zling, noun. –v.t. to do clumsily; bungle (especially a stroke in golf). –v.i. to act or play clumsily. –n. 1. a clumsy failure, especially a badly played stroke in golf. 2. Informal. a dull, old fashioned person; fogy. 3 …

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  • 127moss|back — «MS BAK, MOS », noun. 1. U.S. Slang. a person whose ideas are out of date; extreme conservative; fogy: »He says Major Garnet means well, only he s a mossback (George Washington Cable). 2. U.S. a large and old fish or turtle with a growth of algae …

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