1) One of the most prominent figures in the
history of English writing, widely regarded as the
father of literature.
2) An English student who comes across as a bit of a tosser. Quite simply a
pun on "Chaucer" and "tosser".
Guy 1: "
Hey, did you read the last part of that sonnet? I was busy last night and didn't have
time."
Ostentatious chap II: "My old bean - you foolish fool! I say, my old chap: do you consider your education such a trivial affair? Leave this most prestigious academy before you tarnish its name!"
Guy 3: "Man what a Chaucer."
Guy
4: "What the
hell's a 'Chaucer'?"
Guy 3: "I don't know, it's a pun I just made up which I thought was clever. I should go add it to Urban Dictionary and pretend it's an actual thing to hide the fact I'm a bleeding
idiot."