fogy

US: /ˈfoʊgi/ ,(fō′gē)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fo•gy or fo•gey /ˈfoʊgi/   n. [countable] , pl. -gies or -geys. 

1. an extremely old-fashioned or conservative person.

fo•gy•ish, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fo•gy  (fō′gē), n., pl. -gies. 

1. an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, esp. one who is intellectually dull (usually prec. by old):
   The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century.

Also, fogey. 

• origin, originally uncertain 1770–80

fo′gy•ish, adj. 
fo′gy•ism, n. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fo•gey  (fō′gē), n., pl. -geys. 

1. fogy.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fogey, fogy / ˈfəʊɡɪ/ noun ( -geys, -gies)

1. an extremely fussy, old-fashioned, or conservative person (esp in the phrase old fogey)

Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin

ˈfogeyish, ˈfogyish adjective