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Fogy

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dotardnoun(archaic) An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their dotage.
dodonounA large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
fogeynounA dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.
fossilnounThe mineralized remains of an animal or plant.

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fogeynounA dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.
dotardnoun(archaic) An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their dotage.
fossilnounThe mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
dodonounA large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
furloughnounA period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
fur.nounAbbreviation of furlong. [A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.]
fogydomnounAlternative form of fogeydom. [The state of being a fogey.]
fadgenoun(Ireland) Irish potato bread; a flat farl, griddle-baked, often served fried.
fizzernounSomething which fizzes.
fogienounAlternative spelling of fogey. [A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.]
fogeyismnounAlternative form of fogyism. [(colloquial) The behaviour, beliefs, or principles of a fogy.]
young fogynounAlternative spelling of young fogey. [(idiomatic) A young and overly conservative person.]
fogramnoun(obsolete) A fogey; a person with old-fashioned views.
furlownounA surname.
fudgenoun(chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
fogrumnounAlternative form of fogram. [(obsolete) A fogey; a person with old-fashioned views.]
frog hairnoun(golf) The closely mown grass that surrounds a putting green, between the putting surface and any rough that might also surround the green.
fogeydomnounThe state of being a fogey.
fogusnoun(UK, slang, archaic) Tobacco.
flatfootnoun(medicine, chiefly in the plural) A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.

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