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geezer
[gee-zer]
noun
an odd or eccentric man.
the old geezer who sells shoelaces on the corner.
geezer
/ ˈɡːə /
noun
a man
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of geezer1
Example Sentences
He denigrated seniors concerned about their benefits as “greedy geezers” and added, “What a wretched group of seniors you must be ... for shoveling out this bull—.”
"Father Time is undefeated. Trump is not in any shape to stand out there in the cold," he wrote on X. "Got to give the old geezer credit for understanding his limitations."
I believe the reason the party is so united, surprisingly enough, is because of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the two old geezers everyone is determined to finally put out to pasture.
Traditionally, older folks worried that young people were too promiscuous; now perhaps we geezers should fret about youthful celibacy.
And it doesn’t end when the little geezers turn 18 or graduate from college.
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When To Use
Geezer is a mildly negative slang term for a man, especially an older man who’s considered odd in some way.In American slang, geezer almost always refers to an older man and is especially used in the phrase old geezer. In British slang, geezer just refers to any man.In both cases, though, the term is used in a mildly insulting, dismissive way.Example: There’s always some old geezer standing on that street corner handing out weird pamphlets.
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