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
  • The pledge did not immediately satisfy hardline conservatives, who ground operations in the House to a halt last week.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • But performing fealty to that naïve and impoverished picture of judging had become nearly de rigueur for both liberals and conservatives.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of conservatives
Noun
  • The America250 website lists nonprofit organizations, including those that focus on civic engagement, education, housing, conservation and veterans, that people can donate to.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Two veterans go face to face in Portugal’s match against Croatia in Toronto.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of veterans
Noun
  • These timeframes were determined by dating the sediment layers in which the fossils were encased.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Tucked into the southwest corner of Wyoming is Fossil Butte National Monument, a landmark boasting one of the largest deposits of freshwater fish fossils in the world.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of fossils

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