greaser
Someone or something that greasesSomeone or something that greases (applies grease).
Значение
значений: 8Someone or something that greases (applies grease).
(сленг)A mechanic.
(сленг)A biker, a tough.
(сленг)A rocker or metalhead, especially one who listens to 1950s rock and roll or 1980s thrash metal.
(сленг)A very soft landing.
(США, ethnic, оскорбительное, slur)A Latin American, especially a Mexican.
(США, ethnic, оскорбительное, slur)An Italian.
(США, ethnic, оскорбительное, slur)A Greek.
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
Переводы
языков: 1Происхождение
From grease + -er. Applied to mechanics because they frequently become greasy during the cFrom grease + -er. Applied to mechanics because they frequently become greasy during the course of their work. Applied to toughs because they frequently greased their hair, and, like greaseball, to Italians for the same reason. Applied to Mexicans because, at the time the phrase originated, they commonly worked greasing the axles of carts.
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