greasers
Machine lubricators or rebels
Greasers were members of a 1950s-60s youth subculture characterized by slicked-back hair (hence the name), leather jackets, and working-class swagger.
The look was associated with rock and roll, motorcycles, and a rebellious attitude: The greasers hung out by the gas station.
The term is now mostly historical or nostalgic.
Separately, greaser is an old ethnic slur for Mexicans or other Latin Americans.
Waxy styling grease
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- pompadourHigh-fronted upswept hairstyle
- quiffUpswept frontal hairstyle
- leatherjacketCrane fly's immature stage
boots · motorcycle · slickback · comb · sideburns · dapper · barbershop · coiffure
Open resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- toughDurable and strong
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
delinquent · dropout · rumble · switchblade · attitude · swagger · counterculture · misfit
Electric guitar-based popular music
- ElvisRock and roll monarch
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- doowopHarmonic vocal pop style
- jiveSwing-era dance or bunk
boogie-woogie · bop · swing · bass · dancehall · retro · reverb · twang
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
collectible · timeless · bygone · yesteryear · heritage · restoration · period · reminiscence
pomade
Waxy styling grease
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- pompadourHigh-fronted upswept hairstyle
- quiffUpswept frontal hairstyle
leatherjacket · boots · motorcycle · slickback · comb · sideburns · dapper · barbershop · coiffure · shine
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- toughDurable and strong
troublemaker · delinquent · dropout · rumble · switchblade · attitude · swagger · counterculture · misfit · loner
rock'n'roll
Electric guitar-based popular music
jive · boogie-woogie · bop · swing · bass · dancehall · retro · reverb · twang
vintage
Quality from past eras
memorabilia · collectible · timeless · bygone · yesteryear · heritage · restoration · period · reminiscence · oldschool
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
- greaser culturepompadour, slicked back hair, leather jackets, hot rods, rock and roll
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, old-school
greaserspreppies
Affluent traditional students
squares · jocks · collegiates · frat boys · frats
greaserspreppies
Affluent traditional students
country club set · trust fund kids · rich kids · upper-crust · upper crust
- elbow greaseStrenuous physical effort
- grease someone's palmPay for corrupt favor
- grease gunsPressurized lubricant dispensers
- bacon greaseRendered pork fat
- greased lightningExtreme swiftness metaphor
- grease the wheelsEase a difficult process
grease, greased, greases, greaser, degreaser, ungreased, degreasers