Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“You know, how many old geezers do you see with young women? What’s the big deal?”
- Cyndi Lauper talking about her friend Madonna’s 22-year-old boyfriend, Jesus Luz. (US Weekly)
Definition
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old man or woman
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Cyndi Lauper has a point. Time after time, older men date much younger women. Think of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, or George Clooney and whichever hot young brunette he’s dating these days. There are a lot of examples of old geezers dating girls who seem way too young for them.
But wait a sec. Is George Clooney really a geezer? He may be almost 50 years old, but he isn’t eccentric, cranky, or out of touch. He doesn’t complain about his stiff knees and his gassy stomach all the time. In fact, he seems quite youthful, not like a geezer at all…but maybe it’s his beautiful girlfriends who keep him young.
The word geezer usually refers to a man, not a woman. A similar expression for a woman is old bag. Madonna is 50 herself now, but that doesn’t make her an old bag. Still, it is pretty surprising that she’s dating a 22-year-old. That doesn’t make her an old bag either. It just makes her a cougar.
Do you think it’s strange when old geezers date younger women? Is George Clooney a geezer?
Examples
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“I can’t believe Sarah married that old geezer. He has to be at least 20 years older than she is.”
“My dad may be 65, but he’s no geezer. He exercises a lot, eats healthy, and looks ten years younger.”
“My knees hurt, my stomach aches all the time, and I’m always grouchy. I’m turning into a real old geezer.”
“I like hanging out with my grandpa and his friends, even if they are a bunch of geezers.”