Geezer is a slang term for a man. * In the UK and Ireland, it is used most often to refer simply to a man, e.g. "some geezer was here earlier", and less often as a complimentary phrase, e.g. "he is a proper geezer". * In the US, the term typically refers to a cranky old man and can carry the connotation of either age or eccentricity; see

fuddy-duddy "Fuddy-duddy" (or "fuddy duddy" or "fuddy-dud") is a term for a person who is fussy while old-fashioned, traditionalist, conformist or conservative, sometimes almost to the point of eccentricity or geekiness. It is a slang term, mildly derogatory ...

. It began being used widely in the 1990's. Geezer may also refer to: *

Geezer Butler Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is a English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell ...

, the founding bassist for Black Sabbath * GZR, one of three different names used by Geezer Butler's heavy metal band *

Kieran McGeeney Kieran McGeeney (born 18 October 1971) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player, who currently manages his native county, having previously managed the senior Kildare county team from 2007 until 2013. McGeeney played football wi ...

, manager of the Armagh senior football team * Geezer (comic strip), a character in the British comic ''The Beezer'' * ''

3 Geezers! ''3 Geezers!'' is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Michelle Schumacher and starring her husband J. K. Simmons, alongside Tim Allen, Scott Caan, Breckin Meyer, Randy Couture and Basil Hoffman. It was the second collaboration between Allen an ...

'', a 2013 film * Geezer (film), an American comedy-drama film * Guizer, a performer in a traditional event such as

Up Helly Aa Up Helly Aa ( ; literally "Up Holy .html" ;"title="ay/nowiki>">ay/nowiki> All") is a type of fire festival held annually from January to March in various communities in Shetland, Scotland, to mark the end of the Yule season. Each festival inv ...

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Mummers Play Mummers' plays are folk plays performed by troupes of amateur actors, traditionally all male, known as mummers or guisers (also by local names such as ''rhymers'', ''pace-eggers'', ''soulers'', ''tipteerers'', ''wrenboys'', and ''galoshins''). ...

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