fogey

Meaning

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

Synonyms

fogy

fossil

dodo

🦤

fuddy-duddy

erratic

foozle

fusty

notional

pixilated

screwball

square

straight

wacky

weirdie

bizarre

aberrational

crackpot

cranky

eccentric

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfoʊɡi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots foggie, fogie (noun), perhaps derived from Scots foggie (“covered with moss or lichen; mossy”, adj), from Scots fog (“moss; lichen”), equivalent to fog (“moss”) + -y. Further origin uncertain. More at fog.