greaseball
English
Etymology
grease + ball; derived from the fact that Italian-Americans are stereotyped as having greasy or greased-up hair, e.g. John Travolta in Grease and Saturday Night Fever.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU): (file)
Noun
greaseball (plural greaseballs)
- (US, slang, derogatory, 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
Translations
person of Italian descent — see wop