fogey

(Englisch)

A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈfoʊɡi/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Kauz

🦉

komischer Kauz

Schrulle

Synonyme

fogy

fossil

dodo

🦤

fuddy-duddy

erratic

foozle

fusty

notional

pixilated

screwball

square

straight

wacky

weirdie

bizarre

aberrational

crackpot

cranky

eccentric

Übersetzungen

barbon

carrossa

fòssil

carronya

ròssa

αρτηριοσκληρωμένος

εκκεντρικός

παλαιοϊδεατής

γερογκρινιάρης

fossile

dodo

😴

dronte

🦤

ganachon

mummia

matusa