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I worry about being a fogy and just writing for orchestras. Like, really, I should be doing more electronic stuff, I feel. Laptops as part of the orchestra, and installation sound, and speakers.
Jonny Greenwood

Meaning of "fogy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOGY

fogy  [ˈfəʊɡɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fogy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOGY


bogey
ˈbəʊɡɪ
bogie
ˈbəʊɡɪ
bogy
ˈbəʊɡɪ
dogey
ˈdəʊɡɪ
dogie
ˈdəʊɡɪ
dogy
ˈdəʊɡɪ
fogey
ˈfəʊɡɪ
hoagie
ˈhəʊɡɪ
judogi
dʒʊˈdəʊɡɪ
Kogi
ˈkəʊɡɪ
Logie
ˈləʊɡɪ
logy
ˈləʊɡɪ
pierogi
pəˈrəʊɡɪ
pirogi
pɪˈrəʊɡɪ
pogey
ˈpəʊɡɪ
pogy
ˈpəʊɡɪ
stogie
ˈstəʊɡɪ
stogy
ˈstəʊɡɪ
vogie
ˈvəʊɡɪ
yogi
ˈjəʊɡɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOGY

fogger
Foggia
foggier
foggiest
foggily
fogginess
fogging
foggy
Foggy Bottom
foghorn
fogies
fogle
fogless
fogman
fogram
fogramite
fogramity
fogydom
fogyish
fogyism

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOGY

archaeology
astrology
biology
biotechnology
ecology
genealogy
geology
information technology
methodology
microbiology
mythology
oncology
pathology
physiology
psychology
sociology
technology
terminology
theology
trilogy

Synonyms and antonyms of fogy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOGY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fogy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fogy

Translation of «fogy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOGY

Find out the translation of fogy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fogy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fogy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老顽固
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fogey
570 millions of speakers

English

fogy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिछड़ा हुआ व्यक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متحجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хрен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fogey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুড়োহাবড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réactionnaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fogy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Opa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時代遅れな人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시대에 뒤진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fogy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lạc hậu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fogy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eski kafalı kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fogey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fogy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хрін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fogy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκεντρικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderontwikkeld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fogey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fogy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fogy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOGY»

The term «fogy» is regularly used and occupies the 96.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOGY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fogy

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QUOTES WITH «FOGY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fogy.
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Jonny Greenwood
I worry about being a fogy and just writing for orchestras. Like, really, I should be doing more electronic stuff, I feel. Laptops as part of the orchestra, and installation sound, and speakers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOGY»

Discover the use of fogy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fogy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Old Fogy
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
James Huneker, 2009
2
Nettie's Poems and a Farce: Old Fogy and Young America (1880)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Jeannette R. Clark, 2010
3
Fogy Days, and Now: Or, the World Has Changed;
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Dave U. Sloan, 2012
4
An Index to Articles Published in The Etude Magazine, ...
... J ly87:95 Grumble from Old Fogy,_Nov86:285 History of a Great House, Oet87: l45 In Mozartland with Old Fogy, Jan02:9 Later Piano-Forte Literature, Mar87:35 Letter from Old Fogy, May02:l7l Liszts in Petticoats, Novl9:748 Mechnical Aids to  ...
Pamela Richardson Dennis, 2011
5
Fantastic Fables
>9 A Fogy who lived in a cave near a great caravan route returned to his home one day and saw, near by, a great concourse of men and animals, and in their midst a tower, at the foot of which something with wheels smoked and panted like an ...
Ambrose Bierce, 2012
6
James Gibbons Huneker, Critic of the Seven Arts
Old Fogy, a collection of the light musical sketches contributed to Etude over a period of twenty-seven years (two had appeared in 1912), came out shortly after The Pathos of Distance. As one might expect, it is rather disjointed and mixed in ...
Arnold T. Schwab, 1963
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Hungarian Linguistics
Sometimes derivational suffixes of opposite meanings (transitive and intransitive) neutralise each other, as in fogy 'lessen' = = fogy-at(caus.)-kozik(intr.) 'lessen', fogyaszt 'use up' = = fogy-at(caus.)-koz(intr.)-tat(caus.) 'use up'. Words whose ...
Ferenc Kiefer, 1982
8
Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life
I'm sorry I told you," said the boy. " Is it so veiey pa'ticula' then V inquired Furlong. " Oh, you'll find that out, and more, if you live long enough," was the answer. Then turning to the tinker, he said, " Have you any milliner work in hand, Fogy ?
Samuel Lover, 1843
9
A Comedy of Errors in Seven Acts
Old Fogy. ALIAS OLD FOGY SUPPLEMENTED BY “SIR WINDBAG CONSULTS COUNT LUIE,” “AN IMAGINARY OFFICIAL ALIAS OLD FOGY.
Old Fogy
10
The Collected Fables of Ambrose Bierce
Fogy and Sheik A Fogy who lived in a cave near a great caravan route returned to his home one day and saw, near by, a great concourse of men and animals, and in their midst a tower, at the foot of which something with wheels smoked and  ...
Ambrose Bierce, S. T. Joshi, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fogy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Family Visits
This warning from a student rather than an administrative fogy was particularly memorable. Young Anne. My sister Anne began her education ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
2
Caller: Why Not Ignore These Fringe Leftists and Destroy Them Like …
You're just an old fogy and what's happening is change and you're just ... I always said I was not gonna end up being an old fogy, and I fight it ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jun 15»
3
Grammar Police
I described the way one of my blog posts led to a Twitter dialog that outed me as a fogy, and one of the board game commenters, tongue in ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jun 15»
4
Method Man Gets 100% Real About His Album, The Media & Why …
Move the fuck over, you old fogy; you sound like our fuckin' parents, talkin' all that shit. “Pull your pants up!” [Chuckles]. Ambrosia For Heads: It's ... «Ambrosia For Heads, Jun 15»
5
Have fun learning common-knowledge lessons
... grandparent” definitely apply to me. It has been awhile since I have handed out some old-fogy advice, so now is the duly appointed time. «Paris Post Intelligencer, Jun 15»
6
Time to try board games newer than Monopoly
As a fogy. From Kim Vandenbroucke (@TheGameAisle), I got: "The BEST @whitebil? You picked 5 hasbro* board games that are all over 50 ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jun 15»
7
College Fandom is a Family Affair
The tickets were from my boss at that time, who was a season ticket holder and booster, so we were fortunate to be in the “old fogy” section ... «FishDuck, Jun 15»
8
Lawsuit filed against Nicholasville police officer killed in wreck
Troopers say the morning of March 11 was very fogy when Officer Burk Rhoads was on his way to in-service training. They say Chasity Gordon, ... «WTVQ, Jun 15»
9
The Big Tent Party Collapses
The progressive Whig is nearer in sentiment to the radical Democrat than the radical Democrat is to the 'fogy' of his own party; vice versa. «Breitbart News, May 15»
10
Comedy no longer central to TV networks' prime-time programming
"The idea of the old-fogy network really should be put away forever," CBS boss Leslie Moonves told reporters hours before the network formally ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»

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