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Fogey vs Foge - What's the difference?

fogey | foge |

As nouns the difference between fogey and foge

is that fogey is a dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow – usually preceded by old while foge is (uk|dialect|cornwall|dated) a forge used for smelting tin.

fogey

English

Alternative forms

* fogy * fogie

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow – usually preceded by old.

    • Derived terms

    * young fogey * old fogey

    foge

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect, Cornwall, dated) A forge used for smelting tin.
    • (Raymond)
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