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geezer

nounRegionalLondon

A British English slang term. Browse all British slang.

What it means

  1. A man, with a distinctly London flavour — often implying a certain streetwise swagger. A proper geezer is a compliment.

In use

  • Ask that geezer behind the bar.

  • Dave? He's a proper geezer.

Where it comes from

From dialect guiser, a mummer or someone in disguise. Note the transatlantic split: in American English geezer means an old man, which it does not mean in Britain.