单词 | fogeydom |
释义 | fogeydomn. The state or condition of being a fogey (fogey n. 2). Also: fogeys as a group or class; (rarely) the qualities or attitudes characteristic of a fogey.Recorded earliest in old fogeydom n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > old-fashionedness > one who is old fashioned > state of being fogeyism1846 fogeydom1852 old fogeydom1852 frumpiness1912 1852 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Mar. 203/1 Young America is not the offspring of old fogydom. 1852 Madison (Indiana) Daily Banner 2 June Let us know what you, leaders of fogydom, want in the way of money and patronage. 1859 S. Lucas Eminent Men & Pop. Bks. 158 The pleasures of Fogeydom. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Aug. 3/1 The gentlemanlike fogeydom of Mr. Carteret. 1922 Musical Times June 392/1 To the fogeydom of their time,..Berlioz, Liszt, and even the reputable Brahms, were lawless revolutionaries. 1989 Mod. Painters Autumn 51/3 Fogeydom is an Empire expanding all across a cultural map left undefended. 2012 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 1 July (Insight section) d2 I found both my husband and myself embracing our fogeydom recently at a nice little French restaurant where we were attempting to have a quiet dinner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852 |
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