fogy

ˈfoʊɡi

fogies

Definition of fogy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

tradition

Dated

person with old-fashioned views or style

Dated

He dresses like a fogy from the 1950s.

conservative

traditionalist

military

Rare

extra pay for military service length

Rare

He received a fogy after 20 years of service.

bonus

stipend

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old fogy

person who is old-fashioned or resistant to change

My grandfather is such an old fogy, refusing to use smartphones.

Origin of fogy

French, fou (fool) + gui (mistletoe)

Examples of fogy in a sentence

The club was full of fogies reminiscing about the past.
After his deployment, he was eligible for a fogy.
The veteran's paycheck included a fogy for his service.

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French:ringard, prime de longévité, ...
German:altmodischer Mensch, Dienstalterszuschlag, ...
Italian:antiquato, supplemento, ...
Spanish:carca, complemento por antigüedad, ...
Portuguese:cota, bónus, ...
Chinese:老古板, 年功津贴, ...
Japanese:古臭い人, フォギー, ...
Arabic:رَجْعِي, عَلاوَة الخِدْمَة, ...
Hebrew:שַׁמְרָן, תַּשְׁלוּם נוֹסָף, ...
Russian:старомодный человек, надбавка, ...
Ukrainian:старомодник, надбавка за вислугу років, ...
Hindi:फोगी, अतिरिक्त वेतन, ...
Bengali:ঐতিহ্যপন্থী, ফগি, ...
Catalan:carca, complement, ...
Czech:staromilec, výsluhový příplatek, ...
Danish:gammel nar, ekstra tjenestetillæg, ...
Dutch:ouwe sok, toelage, ...
Greek:παλιομοδίτης, επίδομα, ...
Hungarian:maradi, szolgálati pótlék, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សហួសសម័យ, ប្រាក់បន្ថែមអាយុកាលបម្រើយោធា, ...
Korean:구식 사람, 포기, ...
Persian:پیرمرد, پاداش خدمت, ...
Polish:konserwatysta, dodatek za wysługę lat, ...
Portuguese (BR):antiquado, adicional por tempo de serviço, ...
Romanian:demodat, spor de vechime, ...
Swedish:gubbe, extra betalning, ...
Thai:คนหัวโบราณ, เงินพิเศษ, ...
Turkish:eski kafalı, ek ödeme, ...
Vietnamese:người cổ hủ, tiền thưởng thâm niên, ...

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