Grease Monkey Definition
noun
A mechanic, esp. one who works on automobiles or airplanes.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- mechanic
- car-mechanic
- auto-mechanic
- automobile mechanic
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Noun
Singular:
grease monkey
Plural:
grease-monkeysOrigin of Grease Monkey
Dates to at least 1928. May have originated during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain when children were used to grease the large rotating axles which were used to transfer power from one centralized steam engine to all of the machines on the factory floor. These children, covered in grease and crawling in the tight spaces in the ceilings, were equated with monkeys.
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grease + monkey (“menial employee who does a repetitive job”).
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