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noun
A greaser or biker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, West-Midlands, countable, dated, slang
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noun
A member of an alternative subculture, typically one based on rock music, as opposed to a chav or townie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, West-Midlands, countable, slang
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Synonyms: emo, goth, greeber, mosher, rocker
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A member of a United Kingdom subculture of the late 1980s and early 1990s, musically affiliated with garage rock and electronica, typically wearing baggy clothes and hair in high ponytails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, slang
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noun
A short-lived subgenre of alternative rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with influences from punk rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, and psychedelia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A member of an ethnic group or subgroup within the larger Kru group of Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From greaser, originally referring to motorcyclists before being transferred to rockers.
