greaser
Fifties leather youth
A greaser is a person who greases machinery, especially on ships or in factories.
The term also denotes a young man of a 1950s subculture marked by slicked-back hair, leather jackets, and motorcycles or hot rods: The greasers hung out at the drive-in.
As ethnic slur, greaser is a derogatory term for a person of Mexican or Latin American descent.
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
- leatherjacketCrane fly's immature stage
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- switchbladeSpring-released folding knife
hotrod · 1950s · diner · jukebox · tattoo · turf · rumble · hood
Waxy styling grease
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- pompadourHigh-fronted upswept hairstyle
- shineEmit or reflect light
- glossySmooth and shiny
oily · smooth · comb · gel · quiff · lustrous · sheen · styling
Decade after WWII
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- dinerCasual American eatery
- sockhopInformal school dance, shoes off
- hotrodModified car for speed
bobbysocks · tailfin · doowop · phonograph · malt shop · nostalgia · cruising · carhop
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
- ElvisRock and roll monarch
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- rock'n'rollElectric guitar-based popular music
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
swing · vinyl · turntable · upright bass · creepers · psychobilly · quiff · revival
Failing in duty
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- juvenileYoung person or animal
troublemaker · hoodlum · renegade · maverick · antiauthority · dropout · badboy · misfit
Slippery viscous fluid
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- wrenchTool for turning fasteners
- engineMachine producing motion
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
grime · coveralls · dipstick · lubricant · chassis · sparkplug · carburetor · transmission
pompadour
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
- leatherjacketCrane fly's immature stage
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
switchblade · hotrod · 1950s · diner · jukebox · tattoo · turf · rumble · hood
pomade
Waxy styling grease
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- pompadourHigh-fronted upswept hairstyle
- shineEmit or reflect light
glossy · oily · smooth · comb · gel · quiff · lustrous · sheen · styling · slick
1950s
Decade after WWII
hotrod · bobbysocks · tailfin · doowop · phonograph · malt shop · nostalgia · cruising · carhop
pompadour
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
- ElvisRock and roll monarch
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- rock'n'rollElectric guitar-based popular music
boogie-woogie · swing · vinyl · turntable · upright bass · creepers · psychobilly · quiff · revival · tattoo
delinquent
Failing in duty
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
juvenile · troublemaker · hoodlum · renegade · maverick · antiauthority · dropout · badboy · misfit · loner
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- wrenchTool for turning fasteners
- engineMachine producing motion
automotive · grime · coveralls · dipstick · lubricant · chassis · sparkplug · carburetor · transmission · hands
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
- retro fashionpoodle skirt, pencil skirt, petticoat, petticoats, bobby socks
- retro slanggroovy, far out, the bee's knees, neato, cool cat
- bad boysrebel, rogue, troublemaker, delinquent, rascal
- BoomersAARP, AARP member, empty nester, empty nesters, grandparent
- landingslanding, touchdown, touch and go, emergency landing, soft landing
greaserpreppy
Polished, traditional aesthetic
blueblood · aristocrat · trust fund kid · rich kid · well-bred
greasersquare
Rhombus with right angles
straight-laced · conformist · goody two-shoes · straight arrow · teacher's pet
- elbow greaseStrenuous physical effort
- grease someone's palmPay for corrupt favor
- greasy spoonInexpensive casual restaurant
- grease gunsPressurized lubricant dispensers
- bacon greaseRendered pork fat
- greased lightningExtreme swiftness metaphor
grease, greasy, greased, greasing, greases, degrease, degreaser, ungreased, degreasing