GREASER

greaser, wetback, taco

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

greaser (plural greasers)

Someone or something that greases (applies grease).

(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.

(US, offensive, ethnic slur) A Latin American, especially a Mexican.

(US, offensive, ethnic slur) An Italian.

(US, offensive, ethnic slur) A Greek.

Anagrams

• Greears, agreers, regears, rerages

Source: Wiktionary


Greas"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc.

2. A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican of the lowest type. [Low, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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