greaser
Use Greaser in a sentence
sər noun
1.
a person or thing that greases.
2.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a Latin American, especially a Mexican.
3.
Slang. a swaggering young tough, especially a member of a street gang.
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greaser (ˈɡriːzə, ˈɡriːsə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
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Greaser
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Slang Dictionary
greaser definition[ˈgrizɚ] or [ˈgrisɚ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
There were also street musicians, clothing vendors, and barbers to give guests the appropriate razor or greaser coiffeur.
Greaser commented that, during the past few weeks, there was drama with some applicants.
Long ago, horseshoe cleats were cool for guys to wear, if you were a greaser punk.
Perchloroethylene is used as a de-greaser to remove residual oil in metal cutting, and as a dry cleaning agent.
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