On 4 May 1999 06:47:33 GMT, markbau1@aol.comQQQQyuk (MarkBau1) wrote:I thought "gricer" was named after a UK railfan with the surname "Grice" (but then, I may be wrong).>Someone once came up with a definition from an unnamed pommy dictionary where
>it meant "kept boy"
>
>I have to agree with GOD, it depends on how its used. If I were to say so and
>so is a &*%^ing gunzel that would be bad, but if I said I went "gunzelling"
>that would be ok.
>
>Foamer is a similarly used word in the US, it simply means someone who is a
>gunzel, like gunzel, the way its used is what matters.
>
>Poms call them "gricers" don't they?I am not sure. I thought "gricer" was a term for somebody who was
interested in collecting route mileage, but it may be a generic term
for an "anorak".Apparently the term "grice" is derived from "griced with our
presence".
John
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