"geezer teaser" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: geezer teasers [plural]
Etymology: First known reference to the term was in a March 2021 Vulture article, in which film distribution executive Adam Champ attributed it to a client. Head templates: {{en-noun}} geezer teaser (plural geezer teasers)
  1. (film, neologism, derogatory) A film, most often an action film released direct to video and primarily distributed via video on demand (VOD), for which older, well-known male actors ("geezers") are billed in lead or co-lead roles and prominently featured (teased) in promotional material, but only appear sporadically during the film itself. Tags: derogatory, neologism Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-geezer_teaser-en-noun-eOZHT1ey Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English rhyming compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see geezer, teaser.
    Sense id: en-geezer_teaser-en-noun-EvaVYOa7

Inflected forms

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