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fogey

fo·gey

UK/ˈfəʊɡi/ US/ˈfoʊɡi/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone whose style is out of fashion

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Origin

Borrowed from Scots foggie, fogie (noun), perhaps derived from Scots foggie (“covered with moss or lichen; mossy", hence "old, antiquated, decrepit”, adjective), from Scots fog (“moss; lichen”), equivalent to fog (“moss”) + -y. Further origin uncertain. More at fog.

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