fogyism

fo·gy

or fo·gey F0221900 (fō′gē) n. pl. fo·gies or fo·geys A person of stodgy or old-fashioned habits and attitudes.

[Originally 18th-century slang, invalid soldier, perhaps diminutive (with suffix -y) of earlier fogram, fogy (of unknown origin) or perhaps from Scots foggie, old soldier (possibly from foggie, mossy, covered from moss or lichen, from fog, moss, lichen, from Middle English fogge, grass left uncut in the field for winter grazing; see fog²).]

fo′gy·ish adj. fo′gy·ism n.

fogyism, fogeyism

an adherence to old-fashioned or conservative ideas and intolerance of change, often coupled with dullness or slowness of personality. — fogyish, fogeyish, adj.See also: Attitudes

单词	fogyism
释义	fogyism fo·gy or fo·gey F0221900 (fō′gē) n. pl. fo·gies or fo·geys A person of stodgy or old-fashioned habits and attitudes. [Originally 18th-century slang, invalid soldier, perhaps diminutive (with suffix -y) of earlier `fogram`, fogy (of unknown origin) or perhaps from Scots `foggie`, old soldier (possibly from `foggie`, mossy, covered from moss or lichen, from `fog`, moss, lichen, from Middle English `fogge`, grass left uncut in the field for winter grazing; see fog²).] fo′gy·ish adj. fo′gy·ism n. fogyism, fogeyism an adherence to old-fashioned or conservative ideas and intolerance of change, often coupled with dullness or slowness of personality. — fogyish, fogeyish, adj.See also: Attitudes IdiomsSeefogy
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