英语词汇old fogey的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	old fogey
词源	old fogey. Originally a Scottish term, dating back at least to the late 18th century, old fogey means an old person far behind the times. Its derivation is unclear, but the fogey here may come from an old use of the word fog, for “moss-grown.”
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