fogey

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• General-American: /ˈfoʊɡi/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊɡi/
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• rhymes with (General American) -oʊɡi
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• rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -əʊɡi
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Borrowed from Scots foggie, fogie (noun), perhaps derived from Scots foggie (“covered with moss or lichen; mossy", hence "old, antiquated, decrepit”, adjective), from Scots fog (“moss; lichen”), equivalent to fog (“moss”) + -y. Further origin uncertain. More at fog.

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: baderna — dull old fellow
• Chinese Mandarin: 老頑固 /老顽固 (lǎowángù) — dull old fellow
• Chinese Mandarin: 老糊塗 /老糊涂 (lǎohútu) — dull old fellow
• Chinese Mandarin: 古董 (gǔdǒng) — dull old fellow
• Czech: suchar — dull old fellow
• Czech: šosák — dull old fellow
• Dutch: oude zeur — dull old fellow
• Dutch: sok — dull old fellow
• Dutch: ouderwets iemand — dull old fellow
• Dutch: fossiel — dull old fellow
• Finnish: fossiili — dull old fellow
• Finnish: jäärä — dull old fellow
• Finnish: vanha jäärä — dull old fellow
• Finnish: kalkkis — dull old fellow
• French: baderne — dull old fellow
• French: barbon — dull old fellow
• French: vieux croûton — dull old fellow
• French: vieux schnock — dull old fellow
• French: vieille bique — dull old fellow
• Hungarian: vénember — dull old fellow
• Hungarian: tata — dull old fellow
• Italian: mummia — dull old fellow
• Italian: parruccone — dull old fellow
• Italian: matusa — dull old fellow
• Polish: moherowy beret — dull old fellow
• Polish: stary pryk — dull old fellow
• Polish: leśny dziadek — dull old fellow
• Russian: старый пень (staryj penʹ) — dull old fellow
• Russian: динозавр (dinozavr) — dull old fellow
• Spanish: carcamal — dull old fellow
• Swedish: stofil — dull old fellow