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Fogeydom vs Fogeyish - What's the difference?

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Fogeyish is a related term of fogeydom.



As a noun fogeydom

is the state of being a fogey.

As an adjective fogeyish is

characteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch.

fogeydom

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being a fogey.
  • *2012 , (Andrew Greig), ‘Paths to Enlightenment’, Literary Review , issue 399:
  • *:The latent fogeydom never goes away entirely: contemporary or modern architecture, derided as ‘childish’, ‘infantile’ or plain ‘ugly’, is consistently and erroneously elided with postwar cheap tower-block brutalism and the destruction of town centres.

    • fogeyish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch
    • You're getting a bit fogeyish , you know.

    Synonyms

    * geezery (US)

    Derived terms

    * fogeyishly * fogeyishness

    Related terms

    * fogeydom * fogeyism