Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fogyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fo-gy-ism
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behaviour, beliefs, or principles of a fogy.

Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From fogy + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fogyisms (plural)

Phrases

old-fogyism

Frequently Paired Words

old-fogyism

Questions

What does fogyism mean?
The behaviour, beliefs, or principles of a fogy.
Where does fogyism come from?
From fogy + -ism.

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