Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greasehead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grease-head
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of Italian or Hispanic descent.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Funny thing—as we're warming up oncourt, an Italian-looking greasehead slides out of the stands and approaches Leo."
""I want twenty!" Sergeant Sweet Talk told me. / A guy behind me muttered, “Jesus!” like he felt for me, and the drill sergeant got on his case next. He said you're going to beat your face, too, greasehead, because the guy behind me was Spanish"
""You think Souza made the threats?" / “The grease-head cowboy? Maybe. He's been causing trouble, sounding off at anyone who looks slightly foreign, telling them to get out of town. / […] "Souza's that mafioso cowboy I told you about""

Etymology

From grease + head.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

greaseheads (plural)

Synonyms

greaser

Questions

What does greasehead mean?: One of Italian or Hispanic descent.
Where does greasehead come from?: From grease + head.

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