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also fogey
as in fossil
a person with old-fashioned ideas
old fogies who said that rap music would never last
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Recent Examples of fogy
These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.
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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
There’s a lot of this comedy at an old fogy’s expense.
—Ron Charles
critic, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
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
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
There’s a lot of this comedy at an old fogy’s expense.
—Ron Charles
critic, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
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 fact that this fossil slipped under the radar for decades isn’t surprising, said lead study author Dr. Anthony Romilio, a paleontologist and research associate with the university’s Dinosaur Lab.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Among the fossils found at Shishugou, Guanlong wucaii stands out as an important discovery.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Before the game, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller said veteran pitcher Yu Darvish was progressing in playing catch, but there was no specific timetable for his return from elbow inflammation.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The union represents nurses caring for patients' physical and mental health at veterans facilities around the country.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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But universities themselves opened the door to criticism by having expressed hostility to the views of many conservatives, former UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks said.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Fogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fogy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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