GREASEBALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does greaseball mean? 

• GREASEBALL (noun)
  The noun GREASEBALL has 1 sense:

1. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

  Familiarity information: GREASEBALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GREASEBALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dago; ginzo; greaseball; Guinea; wop

Hypernyms ("greaseball" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

ethnic slur (a slur on someone's race or language)

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))