greaseball

English

Etymology

grease +‎ ball; derived from the fact that Italian-Americans are stereotyped as having greasy or greased-up hair, e.g. John Travolta in Grease and Saturday Night Fever.

Noun

greaseball (plural greaseballs)

(US, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent.

Synonyms

(person of Italian descent): dago
(person of Italian descent): Eyetie
(person of Italian descent): goombah
(person of Italian descent): guido
(person of Italian descent): guinea
(person of Italian descent): wog
(person of Italian descent): wop

Translations

person of Italian descent — see wop

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