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/ˈfoʊɡi/ · noun
A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views..
[T]he old fogies, as you call them, at Bays’s, are some of the first gentlemen in England, of whom you youngsters had best learn a little manners, and a little breeding, and a little modesty.
We attribute the use of the word Fogey, by so accomplished a scholar as Mr. Beecher, to the influence of Hoosierism, acquired during a long residence in Indiana—and as used by him, applied to human beings, “old Fogeys” in a serious discourse, meaning by inference, a class of independent old gentlemen, who understand matters and things—are peculiarly prejudiced in their own forms and uses; and who adhere to the old paths of conformity to established customs.
"You've heard of him, of course?" "I'm rather an old fogey, as Caroline tells me," I said, "but I have just heard of him."
Use fogey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fogey means A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views..
Common synonyms include old fogey, dotard, dodo, fogy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[T]he old fogies, as you call them, at Bays’s, are some of the first gentlemen in England, of whom you youngsters had best learn a little manners, and a little breeding, and a little modesty.
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