grease monkeys

Auto repair guys

Grease monkeys is the plural of grease monkey, informal slang for a mechanic—someone who works on cars, motorcycles, or other machinery and gets greasy in the process.

The term can be affectionate or mildly disparaging depending on context: My uncle was a grease monkey at the local garage for thirty years.

Related

wrench · engine · check engine light · grime · mechanics · nut · oil · oil change · technician · auto shop · body shop · garage · shop floor · pit crew · jack · bolt · rag · shade tree

Opposites
type of work

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Sedentary office employees

pencil pushers · white-collar workers · office workers · paper pushers · keyboard warriors

occupational status/prestige

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Senior corporate officers

CEOs · professionals · lawyers · doctors · bankers

work environment cleanliness

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Staff conducting experimental procedures

surgeons · pharmacists · dental hygienists

Family

grease, monkey, greased, greases, greasing, greasy, greasier, greasiest, greasiness

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G