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单词 geezerhood
释义

geezer

noun

gee·​zer ˈgē-zər How to pronounce geezer (audio)
plural geezers
1
US, informal, humorous or mildly disparaging : an odd, eccentric, or unreasonable person (usually a man)
especially : an old man
an old geezer
It may suggest only that the offender is … a geezer perhaps, too old and set in his ways to know what's new in the world. Russell Baker
2
British, informal : a man : guy, bloke
… a 23-year-old from Milton who's best described as an ordinary geezer, a Glasgow bloke through and through … Jack McGrinder
geezerhood
ˈgē-zər-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce geezer (audio)
noun chiefly US, informal

Example Sentences

a group of old geezers playing cards Some geezer asked me for a light.

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of Scots guiser one in disguise

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 2

geezerhood

noun

as in senescence

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • senescence
  • decrepitude
  • feebleness
  • dotage
  • senility
  • infirmity
  • senectitude
  • second childhood
  • anility
  • caducity
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