Meaning & use
fogey
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A person, especially an older one, with old-fashioned attitudes or habits.
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He jokingly called himself an old fogey for still using a paper calendar.
Don't dismiss her as a fogey just because she prefers letters to texting.
A note on using this word
Usually spelled "fogey" or "fogy"; the spelling "fogie" is a less common variant of the same informal word.
Words with a similar meaning
traditionaliststick-in-the-mud
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