10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOGYISH»
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fogyish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... vintage re/ aged, ancient; discarded, disused, obsolete; outworn,
unfashionable; crusty, fogyish, fuddy-duddy, fusty, moss= backed, moss-grown,
mossy, stodgy; Victorian; old-line con modernistic, modish, newfangled, stylish,
trendy; current, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons ...
Under the head of Rhode Island he again comes to the front in favor of the old
fogyish system of meeting around the festive board after the closing of the body.
And we heartily concur in the old fogyish style, too. We are in favor of those
fraternal ...
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, 1873
There were also other secrets of the keeper's fogyish art which, we hoped, might
be modernised and adapted so that practical game conservation could be
undertaken by the many rather than the few. Until fairly recently game was
associated ...
4
Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for ...
There is nothing fogyish about kids. Children are not stodgy. They are not old-
fashioned. Quite literally, they are new-fashioned — fashioning in the course of
their days decisions and objects and ideas that are unlike anything that has come
...
"No, no," replied Emotione, "I cannot let you in, for Volos told me not to," "Ah, fair
lady," said the Stranger softly, "Volos means all right, but he is rather old-fogyish,
and behind the times. He does not 'Understand,' as do you and I. Pray, let me in.
William Walter Atkinson, 2007
It was formed in the beginning by a number of seceders from the local Women's
Club, who, disappointed in their office-seeking ambitions and deeming the club
old-fashioned and old-fogyish in its ideas, had elected to form an organization of
...
You should be ashamed of them." "On the other hand," Patricia always looked
like a young saint, rather a wild one, to be sure, when she spoke of Burke, "I'm
proud of my defiance of stupid limitations and fogyish ideals. Here is a man, a
corker, ...
Harriet T. Comstock, 1stworld Library, 2007
... too much expense, besides being a horrid, low-down—" "There, there, Tiger,"
and Sanford shook his head at her. "Let us say those things are unpalatable to a
lot of us old fogies—" "Stop! I won't have you call yourself old—or fogyish, either!
I try not to be too fogyish or paternalistic in such circumstances. Of course I
wouldn't tell her parents, I reassured her. I would not and could not. I probably
was an avuncular figure, of sorts. Disease, unwanted pregnancy, missing the
best years ...
Ken B. Moody, David Carvel, 2008
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Uncle Henry Wallace: Letters to Farm Families
Each generation is apt to look back upon the past one as slow, old- fogyish and
out of date, forgetting that they are indebted to these seemingly slow-going
people for the privileges they themselves enjoy. It will not do for one generation ...
Henry Wallace, Zachary Michael Jack, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOGYISH»
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fogyish is used in the context of the following news items.
Resolved: College Debate Should Allow Debate
Even in the most fogyish forums, everything must hedged with constant disclaimers that of course some women can do that many pull-ups, and ... «The Federalist, Apr 15»
Recreating a Feminist Revolutionary
It's profoundly moving to see a twenty-two-year-old art student struggle with the pettifogging scrutiny of her fogyish male professors and declare, ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
Apple's Ascent: From 'Niche' Stock to Juggernaut
Yet the recommendation was widely received as fogyish in a world besotted with the Internet and the newest communications technologies. «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
From pocket watch to wristwatch to Apple Watch? Time will tell
... sales of wristwatches had soared ahead of pocket watches and the latter took on their present fogyish place among male accoutrements. «The Independent, Mar 15»
Larry David Woefully “Regrets” His Broadway Debut in Fish in the Dark
Larry David and I are meeting for lunch at a stodgy-hip, fogyish-glamorous restaurant in Los Angeles. I suggested it because it happens to be ... «Vanity Fair, Jan 15»
APEC anti-corruption deal closes doors to economic fugitives abroad
Their efforts to fight corruption are often constrained by some obsolete and fogyish mindsets in terms of state system and ideology. They also ... «Global Times, Nov 14»
Xinhua Insight: Generals' articles inspire retrospection on Sino …
... Fleet, was rooted deeply in the corrupt, impotent and fogyish imperial Qing court that failed to address domestic and international threats. «Xinhua, Apr 14»
'Cut It Out,' by Theresa Morris, and More
That said, Steiner-Adair can veer into fogyish moral panic. Adolescent sexuality and cruelty existed before the Internet, and while technology ... «New York Times, Jan 14»
'Homophobic' Russian TV anchor clarifies gay organ-donor ban …
He will be either committed to the earth or cremated,” Kiselev stressed, saying that “Russia is fogyish in this regard." The direct correlation ... «RT, Aug 13»
This Is Running for Your Life
Though it seems unfair for a fogyish revival to court its constituents as they move through their thirties, which is to say just as the fog is finally clearing. * * * «NPR, Apr 13»
