fogey
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Lewis paints Ray as an old fogey who simply doesn’t get it and has tried to impose old-school financial standards on new-school operations such as FTX.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
"I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey, and she was this beautiful creature," Depp said.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2023
“I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey and she was this beautiful creature,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
But I am also mindful of the possibility that I am a blinkered fogey missing the Next Big Thing.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2022
Mr. Keesing, the old fogey who teaches math, was mad at me for the longest time because I talked so much.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
The Recording Academy can’t get enough of young fogeys like Laufey, whose pop-jazz balladry might evoke voters’ memories of Norah Jones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
The “serious” music that confounded the fogeys nearly a century ago is played in every symphony hall around the world.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2019
They may associate traditional three-camera series like BBT with shows like Saved By the Bell or Hannah Montana, which seem formally stiff and aimed at either little kids or old fogeys.
From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2018
Author: Ian Tuttle is one of the young fogeys most recently added to the NR pipeline.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2017
Oh, how easily do we old fogeys deceive ourselves!
From The Great White Army by Sir Max Pemberton
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