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gricer

gricer |ˈgrʌɪsə | ▶noun Brit. informal a fanatical railway enthusiast. DERIVATIVES gricing noun ORIGIN 1960s: origin uncertain; perhaps a humorous representation of an upper-class pronunciation of grouser ‘grouse-shooter ’.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gricer

gricer |ˈgrʌɪsə | ▶noun Brit. informal a fanatical railway enthusiast. DERIVATIVES gricing noun ORIGIN 1960s: origin uncertain; perhaps a humorous representation of an upper-class pronunciation of grouser ‘grouse-shooter ’.