grease spot

Slick fabric blemish

A grease spot is a stain left by oil or fat on fabric, paper, or other surfaces.

Such spots are notoriously difficult to remove and often require special treatment.

The term also appears in the threatening expression beat someone to a grease spot, meaning to pummel them so thoroughly that nothing recognizable remains—just a slick mark on the ground.

stain

oil stain

Petroleum residue mark

blot · streak · residue · spill · mark · blemish · discoloration · splatter · drip · slick

triviality

insignificant

Lacking importance or consequence

unimportant · minor · nothing · nobody · nonentity · cipher · small fry · lightweight · footnote · afterthought

Categories
Opposites
stain type/cause

grease spotwater stain

Dried moisture discoloration

water spot · water mark · rust stain · ink stain · wine stain

Family

grease, spot, greasy, greased, greasing, greaser, spots, spotted, spotting

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G