noun General Slang

lezzer

· noun · brummie

A meadow. A grassy field for cows, kids or kicking a ball about.

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A meadow or grassy field. Older Black Country / Brummie usage — 'on the lezzers' means out in the fields. You'll still see it preserved in road and farm names round the West Midlands.

“We used to play footy on the lezzer behind the chapel.”
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lezzer In A Sentence

We used to play footy on the lezzer behind the chapel.

Origin & Usage

From Old English 'leasowe' (meadow, lea). Survives in field names across the Midlands long after the word itself fell out of standard English.

Variants lezzaleasow

People Also Ask

What does lezzer mean?

In this sense, a lezzer is a meadow, a grassy field for cows, kids or kicking a ball about.

How do you use lezzer in a sentence?

For example: "The kids are playing football down the lezzer." It refers to a grassy field.

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