greaseball

n. [美国俚语]外国佬(尤指意大利、西班牙、葡萄牙、希腊等国血统的人);狡诈的家伙;滑头小伙子;[兽医学](马用)药物油脂球

发音

AU

词形变化

greaseballs 复数 greaseballs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person of Italian descent.

    美国 贬义 俚语
  2. 2.

    Any person of Mediterranean (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek) or Hispanic (Latin American) descent.

    美国 贬义 俚语
  3. 3.

    A mechanic.

    俚语
  4. 4.

    A biker, a tough.

    俚语
  5. 5.

    A rocker or metalhead, especially one who listens to 1950s rock and roll or 1980s thrash metal.

    俚语

词汇关系

名词

词源

From grease + ball; possibly derived from the fact that Italians and Italian-Americans are stereotyped as having greasy or greased-up hair.

来源:wiktionary