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How often do you use or see the word "geezer"?
Yeah, if you listen to the Japanese they are typically saying "O-san" "Ojii-san" or worse "Hage! (which means bald). but basically all of these things refer to "old man" and the tone they use it will dictate if it is derogatory or not. so, for a LAZY AS FUCK translation, westerners keep writing "Geezer" so that we can get the gist that the person saying it is being lightly-offensive.Uh... I think I just use the words old man, old fart usually lol. Maybe Elderly, but not geezer. And I guess I see it a lot in anime translations more than in writing.
Just found out I'm apparently old ... Am I a geezer myself?you can get away with a character saying it once or twice. but I wouldn't use it often. Kind of a dated word.
Pretty much this. I see the word often enough to consider it common, but the context is basically always as a nickname for 'some old geezer'. It's not something I would say, and thus not something I would write normally. But if you get a slightly irreverent character who just happens to interact a lot with a certain old man, maybe. A son to his father, uncle or grandfather would work, if they had a good relationship. The way it's used as a translation for in anime is usually good, really. The other case is that dumb brick thug character talking to random elderly people I guess.Outside of that very specific case though?
I figured as much. But, I got to love those lazy as fuck translations to get my anime fix. Yes, I am an addict and I need help!Yeah, if you listen to the Japanese they are typically saying "O-san" "Ojii-san" or worse "Hage! (which means bald). but basically all of these things refer to "old man" and the tone they use it will dictate if it is derogatory or not. so, for a LAZY AS FUCK translation, westerners keep writing "Geezer" so that we can get the gist that the person saying it is being lightly-offensive.