Greaser
[gree-ser] /ˈgri sər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that .
2.
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Latin American, especially a Mexican.
3.
Slang. a swaggering young tough, especially a member of a street gang.
/ˈɡriːzə; ˈɡriːsə/
noun (Brit, slang)
1.
a mechanic, esp of motor vehicles
2.
a semiskilled engine attendant aboard a merchant ship
3.
a young long-haired motorcyclist, usually one of a gang
4.
an unpleasant person, esp one who ingratiates himself with superiors
n.
early 14c. (as a surname), “one who smears salve on a sheep,” agent noun from grease (v.). As derogatory American English slang for “native Mexican or Latin American,” first attested 1849, so called from appearance. Greaseball in same sense from 1934.
noun
[second sense fr the grease used for their typical combed-back hairstyle]
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