also fogy, "an old, dull fellow," 1780, Scottish foggie, originally "army pensioner or veteran," perhaps connected to fogram (1772) "old-fashioned," also "old-fashioned person;" or from fog (n.2) in an obsolete senses of "moss," or from foggy "bloated, fat" (1520s), which perhaps is an extended sense of fog (n.2). Related: Fogeydom; fogeyish; fogeyism.
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1. He sounds like such an old fogey !
他说话听起来真是个老顽固！
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2. Old fogey: Carline, ah, how to begin to aloud again case old?
老头子: 老太婆, 呵呵, 怎么又开始念起旧了?
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3. Am I going to become an old fogey like him?
我会成为像他那样的老顽固 吗 ?
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4. Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
来参加迪斯科舞会吧!别再当老顽固了!
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5. Don't act like an old fogey, but don't be misguided by young people, either.