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greaser
CIDE DICTIONARY
greaser, n.
- One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc. [1913 Webster]
- A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican or other Latin-American of the lowest type; -- derogatory and offensive. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
greaser, n.
1 a person or thing that greases.
2 sl. a member of a gang of youths with long hair and riding motor cycles.
3 US sl. offens. a Mexican or Spanish-American.
4 sl. a gentle landing of an aircraft.
1 a person or thing that greases.
2 sl. a member of a gang of youths with long hair and riding motor cycles.
3 US sl. offens. a Mexican or Spanish-American.
4 sl. a gentle landing of an aircraft.
ROGET THESAURUS
greaser
Extraneousness
N extraneousness, extrinsicality, exteriority, alienage, alienism, foreign body, foreign substance, foreign element, alien, stranger, intruder, interloper, foreigner, novus homo, newcomer, immigrant, emigrant, creole, Africander, outsider, Dago, wop, mick, polak, greaser, slant, Easterner, Dutchman, tenderfoot, extraneous, foreign, alien, ulterior, tramontane, ultramontane, excluded, inadmissible, exceptional, in foreign parts, in foreign lands, abroad, beyond seas, over sea on one's travels.For further exploring for "greaser" in Webster Dictionary Online