fogeydom

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UK/ˈfəʊɡidəm/

noun

The state of being a fogey.

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Meanings

nounfogeydom (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a fogey.

    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.

    2012, Andrew Greig, “Paths to Enlightenment”, in Literary Review, number 399

    Synonyms: codgerhood, geezerdom, oldhood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being a fogey.

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codgerhoodgeezerdomoldhood
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agecodgerhoodeldfogeyhoodgeezerdomgolden yearsold agesenectitudesenescencesuperannuation

Origin

From fogey + -dom.

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APA

fogeydom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fogeydom

MLA

“fogeydom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fogeydom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fogeydom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fogeydom.

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