Sentence examples for greaser from inspiring English sources

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greaser

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Someone or something that greases (applies grease).

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Although Ritchie was the show's protagonist, the most indelible character was Arthur Fonzarelli Henry Winklerr)—known as "Fonzie"—whose greaser style and love for motorcycles clashed with the show's cast of wholesome, all-American characters.

So I showed the inveterate dandy coming unstuck in time, appearing as greaser, hipster, hippie, yuppie, and punk, among others.

For instance, Press Northrup looks cute in the yearbook, but he was a total greaser.

He has the clear-eyed innocence of Ponyboy Curtis in "The Outsiders," but there is some wildness in him, too, like the greaser kid played by Matt Dillon in the movie version.

The inveterate dandy coming unstuck in time, appearing as greaser, hippie, yuppie, and more.

(Galarza is also not allowed to refer to the sensitivity guidelines enforced by his own school: "We were sure to be marched up to the principal's office for calling someone a wop, a chink, a dago or a greaser" was altered to read, "We were sure to be marched up to the principal's office for calling someone a bad name").

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The show has not only grown in its extent, stretching several blocks under the B.Q.E., but as the area has become more prosperous, the retro-greaser factor in hair and dress has become more refined.

The second half of this album is given over to members of TobyMac's touring band, DiverseCity, and freed from the need to fulfill the boss's vision, they show off a range of styles: loose spoken-word funk by Toddiefunk on "Santa'Scomin'Baka'Round," moody rock on "What Child Is This?" by Arch Nemesiz, and the most pleasant surprise here, the greaser-surfer ska-rock of "It Snowed" by Tim Rosenau.

A lot of the decisions de-emphasize Mr. Fallon, which is unfortunate, since his literate-greaser sensibility has been one of the band's hallmarks.

Peels Bakery and Restaurant uses plain water to wash most of their sidewalk, employing a special de-greaser for the area around trash cans.

"By reprising greaser-dom, we made ourselves avant-garde," Mr. Leonard said.

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