fogies

noun

variants also fogeys
plural of fogy
as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas old fogies who said that rap music would never last

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Recent Examples of fogies For the benefit of us old fogies? — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new. — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
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  1. conservatives
  2. veterans
  3. fossils
Noun
  • Republican response But conservatives said those policies inflated enrollment by attracting fraudulent and wasteful coverage.
    — Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Some conservatives don’t view Vance’s comments as outside the GOP norm.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of conservatives
Noun
  • This account is based on interviews with more than a dozen producers, studio executives, lawmakers and film industry veterans.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Centenarian veterans living in Gwinnett County, or people who know an eligible veteran, can submit information through the county's online form.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of veterans
Noun
  • The source of historical botany was measured through the archives of plant fossils until the 1500s, upon the discovery of papermaking.
    — Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Reading the forest from fossil leaves As paleobotanists, my colleagues and I use plant fossils to identify which species once lived in a place.
    — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fossils

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