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greaser

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7 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aeegrrsStarts with GEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From 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, and, 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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  • A pair of Greasers were ahead of me, but I could see only their outlines, and they didn't seem to interfere any with the scenery.

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