Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil
(noun) someone whose style is out of fashion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fogy (plural fogies)
Alternative spelling of fogey
(US, military, dated, slang) Extra pay granted to officers for length of service.
Source: Wiktionary
Fo"gy, n.; pl. Fogies (.
Definition: A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over- conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old. [Written also fogie and fogey.] [Colloq.] Notorious old bore; regular old fogy. Thackeray.
Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt, a guard or protector. By others it is regareded as a diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as "an invalid or garrison soldier," and is applied to the old soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of such persons we see the origin of the present use of the term. Sir F. Head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.