fogy

also fo·gey (fō'gē)
n., pl., -gies, also -geys.
A person of stodgy or old-fashioned habits and attitudes.

[Scots fogey.]

fogyish fo'gy·ish adj.
fogyism fo'gy·ism n.

noun

An old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate: fossil, fuddy-duddy, mossback. Informal stick-in-the-mud. Slang square. See new/old.

IN BRIEF: n. - Someone whose style is out of fashion.

Tutor's tip: Just because you are an old "fogy" (an old-fashioned, conservative person) about music does not mean you are "foggy" (full of mental or physical haze) about the name of all singers.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (informal) someone whose style is out of fashion
  Synonyms: dodo, fogy, fossil

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - knark, stabejs, støder

idioms:

• old fogey    gammel knark, hønisse

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand met ouderwetse ideeën, ouderwets

Français (French)
n. - vieille baderne, conservateur

idioms:

• old fogey    vieux jeu

Deutsch (German)
n. - konservativer Mensch

idioms:

• old fogey    alter Opa, alte Oma, alter oder rückständiger Opa

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μούχλας, άτομο συντηρητικών αντιλήψεων

idioms:

• old fogey    (καθομ.) γερομπαμπαλής

Italiano (Italian)
persona all'antica

idioms:

• old fogey    persona all'antica, tardone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) chata e retrógrada

idioms:

• old fogey    pessoa (f) antiquada

Русский (Russian)
отсталый

idioms:

• old fogey    старомодный

Español (Spanish)
n. - vejestorio, carcamal

idioms:

• old fogey    conservador, estirado, anticuado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - träbock (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
守旧者, 抱残守缺的人

idioms:

• old fogey    非常守旧的人, 老顽固

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 守舊者, 抱殘守缺的人

idioms:

• old fogey    非常守舊的人, 老頑固

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시대에 뒤떨어진 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 時代遅れの人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محافظ , رجعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שונא חידושים, מאובן-דעות‬

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