Greaser Definition
grēsər, -zər
greasers
noun
greasers
A person or thing that greases.
Webster's New World
A tough young man, especially one from a white working-class background who is much involved with motorcycles or cars.
American Heritage
A poor or working-class youth, esp. in the 1950s, often characterized as being rough in manner, wearing a leather jacket, riding a motorcycle, etc.
Webster's New World
A person of Latin American, specif. Mexican, origin.
Webster's New World
(slang) A mechanic.
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greaser
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greasersOrigin of Greaser
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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; applied, 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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