Meaning & use
fogies
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People, especially older ones, regarded as old-fashioned or resistant to new ideas (plural of "fogey" or "fogy").
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The young interns joked that the senior partners were a bunch of old fogies.
Don't be such old fogies — try the new software before judging it.
A note on using this word
Almost always used with "old" for emphasis, as in "old fogies," even though the word itself already implies datedness.
Words with a similar meaning
traditionalistsold-timers
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Words with an opposite meaning
trendsetters
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