Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
by Petyush August 17, 2005
Also old fogey, one who is old before their time. Best viewed through their demeanour or their habits.
Graham: I was thinking of staying in on Friday nights to watch the Eamonn Dunphy show on TV3 and then maybe catch up on "Wife Swap"; the first few episodes were really good.
Spud: I don't believe I'm hear in this you old fogey!
Spud: I don't believe I'm hear in this you old fogey!
by Spud October 2, 2003
(guy 1): Dude did you here what that fogey said to my girl?
(guy 2): hahaha ya. He was all like, "Damn look at them titties!"
(guy 2): hahaha ya. He was all like, "Damn look at them titties!"
by Hatori Hanzo II February 15, 2009
by Oriordan August 15, 2005
by Rhomose August 25, 2006
To be old, elderly, or just older. Can be either used nastily (A), or joking around.
You are officially an old fogey when you reach 50 years of age.
You are officially an old fogey when you reach 50 years of age.
by an old fogey July 17, 2010
Twenty-something male who apes the dress (tweed suits, waistcoats, glasses, hats etc) and intellectual tastes of the "old fogey" generation.
"This trendy fashion for young fogey-ism must be stopped immediately! If I see one more young man parading around in his grandad's suit and sounding like the only-begotten son of Stephen Fry and Morrissey I shall leave England forever!"
by Nupe January 7, 2004