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also fogey
as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
old fogies who said that rap music would never last
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Recent Examples of fogy
Old fogey-ish, ungrateful and stupid.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Young people with the right stuff can be far more resilient than we old fogies suspect.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
Consequently, throughout the 1970s and ’80s Wilson was viewed as a Tory, a young fogy.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
Can two old fogies of the media landscape reunite and grow, as the market rapidly consolidates and moves online?
—Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2019
Old fogies might be tempted to use a browser bookmark to remember their place, but Google has a new name for this: Collections.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 24 Sep. 2018
Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Young people with the right stuff can be far more resilient than we old fogies suspect.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
Consequently, throughout the 1970s and ’80s Wilson was viewed as a Tory, a young fogy.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
Can two old fogies of the media landscape reunite and grow, as the market rapidly consolidates and moves online?
—Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2019
Old fogies might be tempted to use a browser bookmark to remember their place, but Google has a new name for this: Collections.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 24 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fogy
Noun
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The measure also outperformed expectations in the conservative-leaning Inland Empire.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Donors poured tens of thousands of dollars into one Boise City Council race where two progressive former allies faced off against a local conservative.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Mills and the Texans’ offense scored a touchdown on all three of their fourth-quarter drives, including the veteran quarterback capping a 14-play, 93-yard drive with a 14-yard run to complete the comeback and give Houston a 30-29 lead — its first of the game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Populists, protectionists, fossil-fuel lobbies, to name a few.—
Natalie Unterstell,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mongolia has spent years fighting for the return of dinosaur fossils from around the globe.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Fogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fogy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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