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Complete Definition of "greaseball"

English

Etymology
Derived from the fact that Italian-Americans are stereotyped as greasing their hair, e.g. John Travolta in "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever".

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|US|slang|pejorative A person of Italian descent.

See also
dago
wop
guinea
goombah

Category:Ethnic slurs

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