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Where does “foggie” come from?

foggie (Scots) comes from Scots fog — moss; lichen.

foggie (Scots): covered with moss or lichen; mossy

Definitions

  1. covered with moss or lichen; mossy

Ancestry of “foggie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsfogmoss; lichen

Words derived from “foggie”

  • fogey
  • fogeyism
  • fogeyish
  • fogeydom
  • fogeyhood
  • young fogey
  • fogie
  • foggie
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