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beezer
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Excellent, brilliant, great. Said of anything that turned out well: a beezer of a day, a beezer of a goal.
Most of this dictionary specialises in things going wrong; beezer is the entry for when they go right. It approves of days, goals, deals and news, and is heard across Northern Ireland and Scotland. Its exact opposite is wick. In older British slang a beezer was a nose, which is not the sense you will hear in Belfast.
Beezer in a sentence
Beezer works directly, "that was beezer", or as a noun, "a beezer of a day".
The rain stayed off for the whole barbecue.
The bins were already out when we remembered them.
Teacher was off and we watched a video instead.
Common questions
What does beezer mean?
Beezer means excellent or brilliant. It approves of anything that turned out well: a beezer of a day, a beezer of a goal.
How do you use beezer in a sentence?
Either directly, "that was beezer", or as a noun, "a beezer of a day".
Where does beezer come from?
It seems to have started around Tayside in Scotland, and the Dundee comic The Beezer, printed from 1956 to 1993, carried it into every newsagent in the country. Northern Ireland kept it.
Does beezer mean nose?
In old British slang it did. In Northern Ireland and Scotland today it means excellent; the nose sense has mostly faded.
A beezer of a night in
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The dignity-shredding party game.
Mortified is a party game for the room you're in. Your name lands on the screen, the room writes answers in secret, and the reveal does the rest. One person buys, the whole room plays.
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See also
- wick /wɪk/ adjective Rubbish, useless, disappointing. The exact opposite of beezer.
- geg /ɡɛɡ/ noun A laugh; a joke. A beezer of a night usually contains several.
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