beezer
Britishnoun
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old-fashioned a person or chap
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old-fashioned the nose
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an extreme example of its kind
adjective
Etymology
Origin of beezer
C20: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Constructed like the Forth rail bridge and equally beautiful, the sections interweave to deliver a seamless coherent "beezer" of a tale.
From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2011
He explained: "When some 200 prize-ring opponents work on your beak, why the old beezer is bound to deteriorate to a point of disadvantage in the pictures."
From Time Magazine Archive
So this week Holyfield, who's 28, is going to bop this 42- year-old fat guy, George Foreman, on the beezer in Atlantic City.
From Time Magazine Archive
"That half-portion Bill Taft came joshing me about my beezer till it got something fierce," explained Jerry.
From Piccadilly Jim by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
"He didn't sky the wiper when his beezer was bleeding, anyway!"
From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
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