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Greasy
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- 1 Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
"a greasy mineral"
- 2 Containing a lot of grease or fat.
"c. 1795, Margaret Taylor, Mrs. Taylor’s Family Companion: or The Whole Art of Cookery Display’d, London: W. Lane, “To fry flat Fish,” p. 37, Before you dish them up, lay them upon a drainer before the fire sloping, for two or three minutes, which will prevent their eating greasy."
- 3 Shady, sketchy, dodgy, detestable, unethical. slang
"Julian: We're gonna fill the trailers up with furniture all right, boys, but we're gonna rent them out by the hour. Bubbles: Aw, that's greasy."
- 4 Fat, bulky. obsolete
"Let’s consult together against this greasy knight."
- 5 Gross; indelicate; indecent. obsolete
"Now I am perfect hate, I lou’d but three things in the world, Philosophy, Thrift, and my self. Thou hast made me hate Philosophy. A Vsurers greasie Codpeece made me loath Thrift: but if all the Brewers Iades in the town can drug me from loue of my selfe, they shall doo more then e’re the seuen wise men of Greece could […]"
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- 6 Afflicted with the disease called grease.
- 1 smeared or soiled with grease or oil wordnet
- 2 containing an unusual amount of grease or oil wordnet
- 1 An annoyed or contemptuous look; a dirty look. Australia, countable
"At the end of the day, when my baby is hungry, you’re going to see a boob. It’s natural, it’s beautiful, and it’s something that should be celebrated. Shout out to the dude who gave me a greasy at my local cafe last week. This one is for you."
- 2 Wool that still contains grease and has not undergone scouring. countable, uncountable
"Competition for South African wools has been very unsatisfactory, heavy conditioned greasies being at times practically unsalable."
Etymology
From Middle English gresi, gressy, equivalent to grease + -y.
From Middle English gresi, gressy, equivalent to grease + -y.
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