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Definition of Fogey
1. Noun. Someone whose style is out of fashion.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Golden Ager, Old Person, Oldster, Senior Citizen
Definition of Fogey
1. n. See Fogy.
Definition of Fogey
1. Noun. A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fogey
1. fogy [n -GEYS] : FOGEYISH [adj] - See also: fogy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fogey
Literary usage of Fogey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"I|l ON THE BENEFITS OF BEING A fogey IN possession of the right and privilege of
garrulity which is accorded to old age, I cannot allow that a single side ..."
2. Contributions to "Punch" Etc. by William Makepeace Thackeray (1898)
"III ON THE BENEFITS OF BEING A fogey IN possession of the right and privilege
... 1 am a fogey, and have been a young man. I see twenty women in the world ..."
3. Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill (1896)
"OPINIONS OF THK YOUNG fogey WHEN I first met the Young fogey I thought him ...
But I soon discovered that the Young fogey was one of that large class of ..."
4. Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches. a Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of (1903)
"By ' AN OLD fogey.' HEN not long since I read in a popular society journal that
nowadays the carriage, with the usual horse or horses to draw it, ..."
5. Shirley Brooks of Punch: His Life, Letters, and Diaries by George Somes Layard (1907)
"I hope she won't cut me now she's famous and I'm an old fogey." Then one of his
nimble thoughts flashed into his brain, and he exclaimed with a sigh ..."
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