geezer
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geezer (plural geezers)
- (informal, chiefly UK, dated in US) A male person.
- 1922, P. G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves, ch. 19:
- You are a silly young geezer.
- 1922, P. G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves, ch. 19:
- (informal, chiefly US, sometimes mildly derogatory) An old person, usually a male.
- 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.
- 2000, Moira McDonald, "Outtakes," Seattle Times, 25 Aug. (retrieved 6 Sep. 2008):
- (UK) A device for boiling water for such domestic uses as heating or washing; a boiler. The normal spelling is water geyser.
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A male person
An old person
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