beezer
Plural: beezers
Noun
- Slang for the human nose.
- Nose.
- Head.
- A smart person, a bloke.
Adj
- Excellent, super.
Examples
- He played BEEZER with the Z on the double letter score, right under his opponent’s nose.
- We had a beezer time at the party.
Origin / Etymology
Unknown, perhaps from Spanish cabeza (“head”), though the meaning “head” appears to somewhat postdate “nose” in English. First attested in 1908, originally apparently as American boxing slang. Various sources have suggested a borrowing, perhaps by American sailors or marines, from Mandarin 鼻子 (“nose”). While the Mandarin may have reinforced an existing term, an ultimate derivation from Mandarin is improbable given the context and time frame of early use.
Scrabble Score: 17
beezer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbeezer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beezer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
beezer: valid Words With Friends Word