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adj
Characteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English fogey Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English fogeyish From fogey + -ish.
