greaser
Americannoun
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a person or thing that greases.
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Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Latin American, especially a Mexican.
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Slang. a swaggering young tough, especially a member of a street gang.
noun
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a mechanic, esp of motor vehicles
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a semiskilled engine attendant aboard a merchant ship
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a young long-haired motorcyclist, usually one of a gang
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an unpleasant person, esp one who ingratiates himself with superiors
Etymology
Origin of greaser
Example Sentences
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I’m specifically thinking of a cool Thermos-brand one — featuring Henry Winkler as the show’s pop-phenom greaser, Arthur Fonzarelli, a.k.a.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
When Sandy's parents enroll her in Rydell High, where Danny attends and is the leader of the greaser gang, the T-birds, the romance has a chance to continue.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2022
Grease is about US teenagers in the 1950s, with a summer romance between "good girl Sandy and greaser Danny" becoming complicated when they end up in the same high school.
From BBC ● May 10, 2022
In October, he was Homer Simpson, a ’50s greaser and Seymour Krelborn from “Little Shop of Horrors.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2020
And, as Duvauchel says, 'There's nothing like a French greaser.'...
From The Frontier by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
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