old fogies
Set-in-their-ways types
Old fogies are people, typically older, who are seen as old-fashioned, resistant to change, or out of touch with modern ways.
The term is mildly dismissive rather than deeply insulting: The old fogies on the board rejected every new proposal.
Sometimes spelled old fogeys.
A single such person is an old fogy.
Oldest in a group
- pensionersRetired benefit recipients
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- eldersSenior community members
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
geriatrics · octogenarians · graybeards · silver-haired · aged · codger · geezer · dotard
Adherent to established customs
- stick-in-the-mudOverly cautious traditionalist
- fuddy-duddyOld-fashioned, overly fussy person
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- set in waysRigidly habitual, resistant to change
resistant · stuffy · hidebound · stodgy · square · behind the times · diehard · curmudgeon
Not current or modern
- technophobeOne fearing modern devices
- LudditeOne opposing technological progress
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
- obsoleteNo longer in use
dinosaur · relic · fossil · antediluvian · passé · yesterday · unfashionable · unhip
seniors
Oldest in a group
- pensionersRetired benefit recipients
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- eldersSenior community members
grandparents · geriatrics · octogenarians · graybeards · silver-haired · aged · codger · geezer · dotard · past prime
traditionalist
Adherent to established customs
- stick-in-the-mudOverly cautious traditionalist
- fuddy-duddyOld-fashioned, overly fussy person
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
set in ways · resistant · stuffy · hidebound · stodgy · square · behind the times · diehard · curmudgeon · conventional
behind the times
Not current or modern
- technophobeOne fearing modern devices
- LudditeOne opposing technological progress
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
obsolete · dinosaur · relic · fossil · antediluvian · passé · yesterday · unfashionable · unhip · uncool
old fogiesyoung bucks
Ambitious inexperienced men
young guns · whippersnappers · young Turks · young people · youngsters
old fogiestrendsetters
Those who initiate popular styles
progressives · early adopters · innovators · free spirits · modernizers
old fogiestrendsetters
Those who initiate popular styles
tastemakers · influencers · cool kids · hipsters · fashionistas
old, older, oldest, olden, oldie, oldster, elder, eldest, fogey