Fogyish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɑːdʒɪɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒdʒɪɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒdʒɪɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɑːdʒɪɪʃ/.

Examples

moss-grown ideas about family life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mossy moss-grown stodgy stick-in-the-mud

Parts of Speech

adjective

(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

“moss-grown ideas about family life”

Word Forms

stodginess

noun

dull and pompous gravity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

neblig

(abwertend verwendet) aus der Mode gekommen; altmodisch

🇫🇷French

brumeux

(utilisé de manière péjorative) démodé; démodé

🇪🇸Spanish

brumoso

(usado peyorativamente) pasado de moda; pasado de moda

🇮🇹Italian

nebbioso

(usato in senso peggiorativo) fuori moda; vecchio stile

🇳🇱Dutch

mistig

(pejoratief gebruikt) uit de mode; ouderwets

🇵🇹Portuguese

nebuloso

(usado pejorativamente) fora de moda; antiquado

🇷🇺Russian

туманный

(уничижительно) вышел из моды; старомодный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धुँधला सा

(अपमानजनक रूप से प्रयुक्त) फैशन से बाहर; पुराने ज़माने का

🇧🇩Bengali

কুয়াশাচ্ছন্ন

(অপমানজনকভাবে ব্যবহৃত) ফ্যাশনের বাইরে; পুরানো ধাঁচের

🇮🇳Tamil

மூடுபனி

(இழிவாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) நாகரீகத்திற்கு வெளியே; பழைய பாணி

🇮🇳Telugu

పొగమంచు

(అత్యుచితంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది) ఫ్యాషన్ లేదు; పాత ఫ్యాషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

धुके

(अपमानास्पदपणे वापरलेले) फॅशनच्या बाहेर; जुन्या पद्धतीचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધુમ્મસવાળું

(અપમાનજનક રીતે વપરાયેલ) ફેશનની બહાર; જૂના જમાનાનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಜಿನಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ

(ಅಪಘಾತಕವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗಿದೆ) ಔಟ್ ಆಫ್ ಫ್ಯಾಶನ್; ಹಳೆಯ ಶೈಲಿಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ്

(അപകടകരമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു) ഫാഷനില്ല; പഴയ രീതിയിലുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦਲਾ

(ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ) ਫੈਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ; ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਜ਼ਮਾਨੇ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھندلا

(مناسب طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے) فیشن سے باہر؛ پرانے فیشن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

古板的

（轻蔑地使用）过时的；不合时宜的；老式的

🇯🇵Japanese

霧がかった

🇰🇷Korean

안개가 자욱한

(경멸적으로 사용됨) 유행에 뒤떨어진; 구식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có sương mù

(dùng với nghĩa miệt thị) lỗi thời; lỗi thời

🇹🇭Thai

มีหมอก

(ใช้ดูถูก) ล้าสมัย; ล้าสมัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkabut

(Digunakan secara merendahkan) ketinggalan zaman; kuno

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

(ginamit na pejoratively) wala sa uso; makaluma

🇲🇾Malay

kelam kabut

(digunakan secara pejoratif) di luar fesyen; kuno

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضبابي

(يستخدم بازدراء) عفا عليه الزمن؛ الطراز القديم

🇮🇷Persian

مه آلود

(به صورت تحقیرآمیز استفاده می شود) خارج از مد; قدیمی

🇹🇷Turkish

sisli

(aşağılayıcı bir şekilde kullanılır) modası geçmiş; eski moda

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעורפל

(בשימוש מזיק) לא אופנה; מיושן

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The primary meaning of 'fogyish' is '(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned'.

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