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More Fogeyisms

Created by uglybird

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : American Slang
More Fogeyisms game quiz
"Holy cow! My last fogey quiz was duck soup! Here's another opportunity to prove your "fogacity"."

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1. If some one thinks you ought to skedaddle, what is it they want you to do?
    Get lost
    Try your darndest
    Break the ice
    Lock and load


2. The old codger thinks things are in fine fettle. Which of the following is words/phrases is nearest in meaning to "fine fettle"?
    Fugacious
    Copasetic
    A fine kettle of fish
    Non compos


3. Footloose and fancy free, George will soon be tripping the light fantastic. In which of the following activities will George most likely be engaged?
    Dancing
    Drug use
    Burglary
    An extramarital affair


4. My dad told me he that he didn't want me lollygagging around till the cows came home. With which of the following phrases could Dad have made his point more succinctly?
    Get off the dime!
    Hang in there!
    Put your best foot forward!
    Sit tight!


5. You've put the kibosh on something. Have you put the icing on the cake or pulled the rug out from under something?
    Answer: (One word, pulled or iced.)


6. A fogey falls and lands on his er…rear end. To which part of the fogey anatomy do I refer?
    The noggin
    The keister
    The knobs
    The schnoz


7. "I don't see any reason for you to get all gussied up," my mom informed me. From what was my mom trying to spare me?
    Getting dressed up
    Being persnickety
    Being angry
    Pettifogging


8. When I was a young child I heard my parents refer to "unmentionables". I finally found out what they were. Which of the following are "unmentionables"?
    War and violence
    Death
    Mayhem and madness
    Skivvies


9. Fogeys are a careful and suspicious bunch. Which of the following is most likely to snooker them?
    Codswallop
    Malarkey
    Hogwash
    Tommyrot


10. The old skinflint is up to his usual shenanigans. Which of the following is most nearly a translation of the preceding sentence into plain English?
    The elderly miser is involved in his accustomed mischief.
    The slender old man is shoplifting, as usual.
    The old curmudgeon is drinking again.
    The red-faced old man is once again winning at cards.


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