an old fogey/fogy

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old fogey

An older person, especially one whose views or attitudes are considered boring or old-fashioned. Ah, don't mind that old fogey. He's just cantankerous because he isn't up to speed with the way of today's youth. I've fully embraced that I'm going to be a stodgy old fogey when I get older.

an old ˈfogey/ˈfogy

(usually disapproving) (usually of an older person) a person with very old-fashioned or traditional views, opinions, etc: I’m not such an old fogey that I can’t remember what it was like to be a student.

A young person with old-fashioned views, style of dress, etc. is sometimes called a ‘young fogey’: He’s one of the young fogies who write for the ‘Spectator’.

old fogey

n. an old-fashioned person; an old man. My uncle is an old fogey. He must be the most old-fashioned man in the world.

See also: fogey, old

References in classic literature ?

At ten he was a thoughtful and sober-minded young man, at fourteen almost an old fogy.

View in context

Holtham will claim that this is hyperbole, and/or LuPone is just an old fogy who simply doesn't get it.

Gift or commodity?

At the risk of getting a flood of comments telling me I'm an old fogy (sometimes you just have to take one for the team), I hope most advisors are taking this 'advice' with healthy skepticism, because it flies in the face of much of what the independent advisory industry has learned over the past 40 years or so.

Love Millennials, but Not as Clients for Advisors

"I'm now officially an old fogy. When Bird Woman asked me last week what I wanted for my birthday, I told her I wanted one of those new tree-stands with the big padded seat, because at my age I deserve a little comfort when I'm bowhunting.

The treatment: a good body cleanse might help the hunting, but a good brain cleanse is what The Dumb Bunch needs

You can't act like an old fogy, even if you are one," quips Roub.

Two generations of CFOs: how different are they? We asked CFOs under 40 and over 60 years of age how they approach the same challenges, circa 2005. Here's what they had to say

Perhaps I am an old fogy, but I was disappointed in John Allen's commentary on Pope John Paul's plea for hope at Lourdes (NCR, Aug, 27), as if it were inappropriately simplistic in the face of the momentous problems of our day.

The pope and hope

You don't have to be an old fogy or an egghead, Costas adds, to appreciate what Scully, McKay or Jack Whitaker brought to the broadcast booth--the concept that there was a way to communicate excitement not predicated solely on volume.

For the love of the game, please shut up

As a result,I'm driving around like an old fogy,barely making it to 30mph in city traffic and panic breaking every whip- stitch.

Sian LLoyd Column: The highs and lows of sporting a Mini

"Market-based campaigns are only going to get more popular, since we're facing such a difficult time politically," says Jim Steitz, the SSC's forest-protection coordinator, and practically an old fogy at age 22.

Staples goes green: students educate an office superstore. (The Sierra Club bulletin: news for members)

Has the world changed that much, or am I just an old fogy? As a youngster, I spent my life outdoors -- still do.

A firm foundation: mother nature still holds plenty of miracles, and she's willing to share with everyone