GREASEBALL

wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball

(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

greaseball (plural greaseballs)

(US, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, other Mediterranean, or Latin American descent.

(slang) A mechanic.

(slang) A biker, a tough.

(slang) A rocker or metalhead, especially one who listens to 1950s rock and roll or 1980s thrash metal.

Synonyms

• (person of Italian descent): dago

• (person of Italian descent): Eyetie

• (person of Italian descent): goombah

• (person of Italian descent): guido

• (person of Italian descent): guinea

• (person of Italian descent): wog

• (person of Italian descent): wop

Source: Wiktionary



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