Associations to the word «Fogey»

Noun

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Wiktionary

FOGEY, noun. A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow – usually preceded by old.

Dictionary definition

FOGEY, noun. Someone whose style is out of fashion.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats