fogy
USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "fogey."
fogy
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (pejorative) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el dinosaurio (M), la dinosaurio (F) (pejorative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
The closed-minded fogies on city council are never going to approve this proposal.De ninguna manera los dinosaurios de mente cerrada del concejo municipal van a aprobar esta propuesta.
b. el vejestorio (M) (pejorative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
The people who live in my building are all a bunch of fogies.Los que viven en mi edificio son puros vejestorios.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I am not an old fogy! I just think there are some traditional values that are worth hanging on to.¡Yo no soy ninguna anticuada! Solo opino que hay algunos valores tradicionales que nos convienen conservar.
Oh my God, Dad, you're such an old fogy! This music is so boring!¡Ay, Dios, papá! ¡Qué anticuado eres! ¡Esta música es muy aburrida!
d. el ruco (M), la ruca (F) (colloquial) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
We have to play more traditional music for this party. It's going to be a bunch of fogies.Tenemos que tocar música más tradicional en esta fiesta. Van a estar muchos rucos.
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