fogy
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Consequently, throughout the 1970s and ’80s Wilson was viewed as a Tory, a young fogy.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022
I comfortably describe myself as an old fogy.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2018
Simply being young does not guarantee immunity from the frustratingly crusty decisions of a stereotypical fogy.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2013
He can be didactic, a crotchety young fogy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2012
I hope that some day, when I am an old fogy, I may be allowed to know him and remind him that in old days I used to know his mother.
From Is He Popenjoy? by Anthony Trollope
“What it says for old fogies like me, is that the young are hungry for the word of God,” said Oldham, who is in his 40s.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Time and sorrow may make fogies of us all.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2021
But in our multiple-exclamation-pointed, totally amazing, but like oh-em-gee, the worst society, this kind of over-the-top rhetoric is what passes for what we old fogies used to call “contrast” in elections.
From Fox News ● Aug. 28, 2020
“Old fogies like myself are quickly becoming redundant.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2012
There were coal and iron mines there also, which he could open in a way to make old fogies in that country open their eyes.
From The Comstock Club by Charles Carroll Goodwin
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