greeze
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɹiːz/
- Rhymes: -iːz
- Homophones: grees, grease (one pronunciation)
Etymology 1
See gree (“a step”).
Noun
greeze (plural greezes)
- (obsolete) A step.
- 1549 March 25 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer]; Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, […].] The Second Sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer, which He Preached before King Edward [VI].”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, OCLC 12219849, folio 37, recto:
- This Scala celi, is the true ladder that bryngeth a man to heauen, the toppe of the ladder or fyrſte greeſe, is this. Who ſo euer calleth vpon the name of the Lord, ſhalbe ſaued.
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Alternative forms
- greese, grise
Etymology 2
An alteration of grease.
Noun
greeze (countable and uncountable, plural greezes)
- (Bermuda, countable) A large and fulfilling meal; a feast.
- 1984, Peter A. Smith, Fred M. Barritt, Bermewjan Vurds, Island Press:
- Man, I'm hungry! Let's go for a greeze!
- 2013 April 12, “Exclusive: Meet Derpuntae - Bermuda's first meme”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 2022-12-12:
- Where do you get your favourite 'greeze'?
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- (Bermuda, uncountable) A large quantity of food.
- 2013 September 5, James Burton, “Burton's Banter: Our rich dialogue — as moreish as a cold burr...”, in The Bermuda Sun:
- 12:30pm: Went tahn to get some greeze. Parked opposite de lye-berry.
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References
- “greeze”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
- geezer