greaseball

greaseball
A person of Italian descent.

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  • greaseball — grease ball n. a person of Italian descent; used as a derogatory ethnic slur, and considered offensive. [offensive slang] Syn: wop, dago, Guinea. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • greaseball — [grēs′bôl΄] n. Slang 1. [from stereotypical notions that such persons have dark, oily hair] a person of Mediterranean or Latin American origin: a term of contempt or hostility 2. GREASER (sense 2) …   English World dictionary

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  • greaseball — noun Date: circa 1922 usually offensive a person of Hispanic or Mediterranean descent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • greaseball — /grees bawl /, n. Slang (disparaging and offensive). 1. a person of Mediterranean or Latin American descent. 2. a person having oily or slicked back hair. 3. greaser (def. 3). [1930 35; GREASE + BALL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • greaseball — n American a. a person of Hispanic or Mediterranean origin or appearance. An offensive term which has been in use since before World War II. b. a person, such as a cook or mechanic, who works in literally greasy conditions …   Contemporary slang

  • greaseball —    An American slang term for a man or woman who is dark skinned and darkhaired, of Mediterranean or Latin American ethnic origin. It is used by one man to another in A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, as a friendly insult. In The… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • greaseball — noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent • Syn: ↑wop, ↑dago, ↑ginzo, ↑Guinea • Usage Domain: ↑ethnic slur, ↑disparagement, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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