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Geezer is a British slang term, in its simplest form meaning a man.

Derived from the differently pronounced 'guiser', a name for an actor in a mime. ^[1] Possibly related to disguise. In this sense it refers to a kind of everyman.

It may be used in a number of senses; to refer to a man whose name you do not know, similar to use of the word guy. It is also used to refer to a man who is overtly manly, masculine, or heterosexual, also someone noticeably capable, reliable, plainspeaking or down-to-earth. Although essentially a masculine quality it is not synonymous with macho however, and its usage may be thought of as very similar to that of the US English word dude. Example: Joe Cole referred to Prince William as a "nice, relaxed geezer."^[2]

In America, it generally refers to an old man, or more liberally, any old person, usually eccentric. This may derive from an English habit of presaging a word with redundant use of the word old as in: who's that old geezer? where the subject is not necessarily an aged or elderly person.^{[citation needed]}

In Australia the term geezer can often be used to refer to someone from England, due to the belief that the English say geezer a lot; however it is not as popular as the term Pommy.

Because the population is aging in America, the term is slowly being broadened to include older women as well and imply a kind of colorful eccentricity, as well. For example, The Geezer Brigade, an online humor organization for "clever old people", is split between men and women whose average age is 70.

Geezer may also refer to:

• Geezer Butler
• GZR, (pronounced "Geezer") is one of three different names used by Geezer Butler's heavy metal band.

• Gender role
• Bloke
• Dude
• Guy
• John (name)
• Everyman
• Elderly

1. ^ http://www.allwords.com/word-geezer.html
2. ^ http://invereskstreet.blogspot.com/2006/06/england-awaits.html