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Geezer - What does it mean?

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geezer

English

(wikipedia geezer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, chiefly, British, dated in US) A male person.
  • * 1922 , , Right Ho, Jeeves , ch. 19:
    • You are a silly young geezer .
  • (UK, slang) Informal address to a male.
  • :Hi geezer , you alright?
  • (informal, chiefly, US, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.
  • * 2000 , Moira McDonald, " Outtakes," Seattle Times , 25 Aug. (retrieved 6 Sep. 2008):
    • The technical term for a female geezer is "old broad," but this is irrelevant, as nobody in Hollywood makes films about women over 55.
  • * 2014 , The Geezer Gallery, "[http://www.geezergallery.com/content/why-geezer]," (retrieved 31 Jan 2014):
    • Why Geezer? Why would a fine arts gallery choose a name that conjures images of a grumpy old guy sitting on the front porch hollering, “get off my lawn”?
  • (British) A device for boiling water for such domestic uses as heating or washing; a boiler. The normal spelling is water (geyser).

    • Derived terms

    * geeze * geezery

    Not English

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