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fog out

C1 informal intransitive
In simple words

Get covered in so much fog you can't see; or become so mentally cloudy that you can't think clearly.

Literal meaning: To be blocked out by fog — quite transparent in the literal sense.

Meanings

1 C1 neutral

Of a place or event, to be cancelled or made impossible because of thick fog.

"The airshow was fogged out for the second consecutive day."

2 C1 idiomatic informal

To become mentally confused, dull, or unable to concentrate.

"By the third hour of the lecture, I completely fogged out and couldn't follow a word."

Usage notes

Rarely used. In a literal sense, refers to visibility being eliminated by fog, especially at airports or sporting events. In an informal sense, it describes the mental state of confusion or cognitive dulling, similar to 'zoning out' or 'spacing out.' More common in American informal speech.

Commonly used with

airport game event mind brain completely

Forms

Base
fog out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fogs out
he/she/it
Past simple
foged out
yesterday
Past participle
foged out
have + pp
-ing form
foging out
continuous

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