old fogey
Meaning: An elderly person with old-fashioned or reactionary views.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: From the notion of an old-fashioned person as stuffy or stubbornly out of step with modern times; 'fogey' origin is obscure but may relate to fog obscuring vision.
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