Etymology

geezer teaser

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

First used 2021
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The story

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.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2021 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.

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