Etymologist-wannabe that I am, I have done my research, and have located
the following infomation (being as we all want to use the proper terms!):
1) "Geezer" (according to Webster's unabridged, 2nd ed) an eccentric old
man or woman.
2) "-ette" means "little", therefore a geezerette would be a *little*
eccentric ol old guy or gal.
3) "-ee" means the recipient of an action, so I guess that would mean that
geezerhood could be granted to someone, who would be the geezee until they
are called a geezer .
4) "geezen" would be the process of becoming a geezer.
5) "gaffer" is defined as "an old man".
6) "gammer" is defined as "an old woman".
SO, we can have gaffers, gammers, or geezers, riding geezer-glides.
Now, here's a few other terms I located. If anyone has found some others,
please feel free to add them to the list.
to whit:
HD bagger in official black and orange: Gila-Glide
Gold-plated bagger: Gilded Glide
Chromed-out bagger: Glitter-Glide
Tricked-out bagger: Gizmo-Glide
Bagger for delivering foodstuffs: Grocer-Glide
Stupid-looking bagger: Goofy-Glide
Really ugly bagger: Gagger-Glide
Bagger for those with terminal wanderlust: Gypsy-Glide
Bagger belonging to a guy with slicked-back hair: Greaser-Glide
Environmentally-friendly bagger: Greener-Glide
Bagger only ridden to church on Sundays: Gospel-Glide
Bagger only ridden to dinner rides: Gumbo-Glide
And when you're too old for a Geezer-Glide, you get a: Geriatric Glide
---Therefore the term geezer is gender neutral, so ladies, we can *all*
become geezers when the time approaches, aren't we thrilled? ;-)
--This also implies that "geezer-glide" is appropriate for the bagger
belonging to a geezer of either gender.
Japanese bagger with female pilot: Geisha-Glide
Red,
'93 FXRS-Conv "Jezebel"
REDy for spring!!
2/7/97