Fogyism

/ˈfoʊdʒiˌɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The attitudes, beliefs, or practices characteristic of fogies; old-fashioned thinking or conservative ideology treated as a coherent system or ideology.

Etymology

Derived from 'fogy' with the suffix '-ism' (from Greek '-ismos'), which creates nouns expressing a system of beliefs, practices, or characteristics. Common in 19th-century English for mocking ideologies.

Kelly Says

By calling it 'fogyism,' Victorian progressives turned old-fashionedness into a full ideology like socialism or liberalism—it's rhetorical genius that made conservatism sound as rigid and systematic as a political movement!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ ነፍጠኛ እንደ ነው ላይ ነው
an-d nef-tan-ya en-de new la-i new
ARالعربية
خوف من فقدان الوزن
khoof min fad-da-an al-wa-zin
BNবাংলা
ওজন কমাতে ভয়
o-jon komate bhoy
CACatalà
fòbia per la pèrdua de pes
foh-bee-ah per la pehr-doo-a deh pes
CSČeština
strach z hubnutí
strach z hub-nuti
DADansk
frygt for vægttab
frygt for vegt-tab
DEDeutsch
Furcht vor Gewichtsverlust
furcht vor ge-vichts-verlust
ELΕλληνικά
φόβος απώλειας βάρους
fo-bos a-po-lee-as ba-roo-soos
ESEspañol
fobia por la pérdida de peso
foh-bee-ah por la peh-thee-ah deh peh-so
FAفارسی
ترس از کاهش وزن
tar-as az ka-ha-sh-e vazn
FISuomi
pelko painonpudotuksesta
pel-ko pai-non-pu-do-tu-k-seh-ta
FRFrançais
phobie de la perte de poids
foh-bee deh la pehr-teh deh pwa
GUGU
કમ
ka-mee
HAHA
fada
fah-dah
HEעברית
פוביה מאובדן משקל
fo-bee-ah ma-a-ov-den mish-kel
HIहिन्दी
वजन घटाने का डर
va-jan gha-ta-ne ka dar
HUMagyar
testtömeg-veszteség félelem
test-to-meg-vesz-te-seg fe-le-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketakutan kehilangan berat badan
keh-tah-ku-tan ke-hil-an berat ba-dan
IGIG
efu
eh-foo
ITItaliano
fobia per la perdita di peso
foh-bee-ah per la per-tah deh pee-so
JA日本語
体重減少恐怖症
tai-ju-hen-sho-koo-boo-sho
KKKK
Азайылу
ah-zay-y-loo
KMKM
កាត់បន្ថយ
ka-at-ban-thay
KO한국어
체중 감소 공포증
che-jung gam-so gong-po-jeung
MRMR
मीन
meen
MSBahasa Melayu
takut kehilangan berat badan
ta-kut ke-hil-an berat ba-dan
MYမြန်မာ
စွမ်းအင် ကျဆင်း ခြင်း ကြောင့် လျှောက်
swon-aing ky-shin-ching kyi-awng lya-ok
NLNederlands
angst voor gewichtsverlies
angst voor ge-vicht-s-ver-lies
NONorsk
frykt for vekttap
frykt for vekt-tap
PAPA
ਘਟ
ghut
PLPolski
lęk przed utratą wagi
lenk przed oo-trat-a wagi
PTPortuguês
fobia por perda de peso
foh-bee-ah por per-dah deh peh-so
RORomână
frica de pierdere în greutate
frie-ca deh pee-er-dere in gre-u-ta-te
RUРусский
фобия потери веса
foh-bee-ah po-teh-ree ve-sa
SVSvenska
rädsla för viktnedgång
rahs-la foh vikt-ned-gang
SWKiswahili
hofu wa kupungufu
ho-fu wa koo-poon-goo-foo
TAதமிழ்
எடை குறைப்பு பயம்
e-dai ku-rai-ppu pa-yam
TEతెలుగు
體重 감소 భయం
ti-bho-ra gam-so bhayam
THไทย
กลัวลดน้ำหนัก
glua lot nam-nak
TLTL
takot sa pagbaba ng timbang
ta-kot sa pag-ba-ba ng tim-bang
TRTürkçe
kilo kaybından korku
kee-lo kay-ban-dan kork-oo
UKУкраїнська
страх перед втратою ваги
strakh pered vtratoyu vagi
URاردو
وزن کم کرنے کا خوف
wa-zen kam kar-nay ka khoof
VITiếng Việt
sợ giảm cân
soh jam-can
YOYO
ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀
sheh-sheh
ZH中文
体重减轻恐惧症
tài-zhǐ jiǎn-qīng kǒng-qù-zhèng
ZUZU
ukuphela
oo-koo-peh-la

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