greaser
Someone or something that greasesSomeone or something that greases (applies grease).
Значення
значень: 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, образливе, slur)A Latin American, especially a Mexican.
(США, ethnic, образливе, slur)An Italian.
(США, ethnic, образливе, slur)A Greek.
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
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мов: 1Походження
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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