was greasy/greazy > greeze

[Patty Davies]

Hi Fritz:

I definitely remember this word, my brother especially used it.  Yes, it
had this
meaning.  We grew up in Santa Monica, were teens and it was the mid-70's.
I never heard 'greeze on' only 'greeze'.

Patty


At 11:10 PM 8/21/02 -0400, you wrote:
>The discussion on greasy/greazy reminds me of a question that I have had for
>nearly 25 years. Back in the mid 70's, I remember hearing (really don't know
>if I ever used it) the words 'greeze'  (Never saw it spelled) meaning 'eat'
>as in "We were hungry and greezed on those burgers."  I think it was really
>'greeze on.'  Does anyone else know this word?  Or was this just Portland OR
>teenager slang from the mid-70's?
>thanks a bunch
>Fritz