beezark (1919)--(corrected spelling)

[Jonathan Lighter]

No findable, independent Internet uses of beazel, beazle, beezle, or  beezel meaning "girl."

_Sullivan's Travels_, the only American source where the word is known to appear in running text, may be relying on Wodehouse.  Note that it's the *English butler* who uses the word.

JL

"Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET> wrote:
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>beazel. A girl since ca. 1930 (P.G. Wodehouse. An arbitrary formation -
>prob. euph. for bitch)

This seems reminiscent of "besom" = "woman" (derogatory).

-- Doug Wilson

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