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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: geezer--what's the origin? #15676 01/15/2001 5:41 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 According to the AHD: Probably alteration of dialectal guiser, masquerader, from Middle English gysar, from gysen, to dress, from gyse, guise, fashion. See GUISE. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted geezer--what's the origin? InADearThorn 01/15/2001 4:07 PM Re: geezer--what's the origin? Faldage 01/15/2001 5:41 PM Re: geezer--what's the origin? tsuwm 01/16/2001 12:53 AM Re: geezer--what's the origin? AnnaStrophic 01/16/2001 1:52 AM Re: geezer--what's the origin? Jackie 01/16/2001 3:15 AM Re: geezer--what's the origin? Faldage 01/16/2001 2:00 PM Re: geezer--what's the origin? Jackie 01/16/2001 2:48 PM Re: geezer--what's the origin? wow 01/16/2001 2:51 PM Re: geezer--what's the origin? Fiberbabe 01/16/2001 11:33 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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