Fogram

/ˈfoʊɡrəm/ noun

Definition

An old-fashioned, out-of-touch person who clings to outdated ideas and customs; a fogey or old fuddy-duddy.

Etymology

Origin uncertain, possibly a variant or corruption of 'fogey.' Some scholars suggest it may combine 'fog' with an ending like 'gram,' but the true etymology remains murky, much like its definition.

Kelly Says

This delightfully obscure word perfectly captures that grumpy uncle who insists vinyl records sound better and refuses to learn how to use email—English has so many creative ways to describe people stuck in the past!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፎግራም
fo-gram
ARالعربية
فوجرام
foo-graam
BNবাংলা
ফোগ্রাম
fo-gram
CACatalà
fogram
fo-gram
CSČeština
fogram
fo-gram
DADansk
fogram
fo-gram
DEDeutsch
Fogram
FOH-gram
ELΕλληνικά
φόγραμ
fo-gram
ESEspañol
fogram
fo-gram
FAفارسی
فوگرام
fo-gram
FISuomi
fogram
fo-gram
FRFrançais
fogram
fo-gram
GUGU
ફોગ્રામ
fo-graam
HAHA
fogram
fo-gram
HEעברית
פוגרם
fo-gram
HIहिन्दी
फोग्राम
fo-graam
HUMagyar
fogram
fo-gram
IDBahasa Indonesia
fogram
fo-gram
IGIG
fogram
fo-gram
ITItaliano
fogram
fo-gram
JA日本語
フォグラム
fo-guramu
KKKK
фограм
fo-gram
KMKM
ហ្វូហ្គ្រាម
foo-graam
KO한국어
포그램
po-geuram
MRMR
फोग्राम
fo-graam
MSBahasa Melayu
fogram
fo-gram
MYမြန်မာ
ဖိုဂရမ်
fo-graam
NLNederlands
fogram
fo-gram
NONorsk
fogram
fo-gram
PAPA
ਫੋਗ੍ਰਾਮ
fo-graam
PLPolski
fogram
fo-gram
PTPortuguês
fogram
fo-gram
RORomână
fogram
fo-gram
RUРусский
фограм
fo-gram
SVSvenska
fogram
fo-gram
SWKiswahili
fogram
fo-gram
TAதமிழ்
ஃபோகிராம்
fo-graam
TEతెలుగు
ఫాగ్రాం
fa-graam
THไทย
ฟ็อกแกรม
fok-gram
TLTL
fogram
fo-gram
TRTürkçe
fogram
fo-gram
UKУкраїнська
фограм
fo-gram
URاردو
فوجرام
foo-graam
VITiếng Việt
fogram
fo-gram
YOYO
fogram
fo-gram
ZH中文
福格拉姆
fú gé lā mǔ
ZUZU
fogram
fo-gram

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Old-fashioned term using '-gram' (though sometimes spelled '-grum'); a variant of fogie/fogy with the same male-coded dismissal of age and resistance to change.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'person with old-fashioned views' or 'traditionalist' to avoid gendered age stereotyping.

Inclusive Alternatives

["traditionalist","person with conservative views","old-fashioned thinker"]

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