| 词汇 | geezer |
| 释义 | geezer Theme: DRINKING - PORTION n. a drink of liquor.Toss down a geezer of this stuff and see how you like it.Can I have another geezer of this firewater? Theme: MAN - OLD n. a strange old man; a buzzard.Who's the old geezer with the straw hat on?He is a nice geezer, but a little talkative. geezer noun 1 a man. Possibly from Basque giza (a man), picked up by Wellington's soldiers during the Peninsular War (1808–14); alternatively it may derive from C15 English dialect guiser (a mummer). Variant spellings include 'geyser' and the abbreviated 'geez' UK, 1885. 2 an old person, somewhat infirm. An objectionable reference to a senior citizen UK, 1885. 3 a fellow-prisoner UK, 1958. 4 a man who is easily duped UK, 1959. 5 a young manual worker who lives with his parents and spends his disposable income on leisure and pleasure. Created by a research company as a sociological label for commercial and marketing purposes; a specialised variation UK, 2003. 6 an intravenous drug user. Sometimes spelled 'geazer' from the variant verb spelling geeze; geaze US, 1967. 7 a small amount of a drug US, 1971 geezerslang An old man, often one who is odd or wacky. Is that old geezer still going on about his model train collection? geezer(ˈgizɚ)1. n. a strange old man; a buzzard. He is a nice geezer, but a little talkative. 2. n. a drink of liquor. Toss down a geezer of this stuff and see how you like it. |
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