Greaser
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A greaser is a rockabilly-styled American from the 1950s and earlier, pre-hippie 1960's. A greaser typically wears jeans, boots or sneakers, a leather jacket, and greases his hair back with styling cream. The movies and musicals of the Grease duo parodies the greaser life style. Other movies that depict greasers are The Outsiders and The Wanderers.
Also derogatory term for Mexicans or Mexican-Americans.