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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent..
(Italian)
Do you think I wanted to walk across that stage and get my diploma and look down and see that fat greaseball sitting there? […] I got into a fraternity, too. It wasn’t one of the good ones, not with a name like Pinzetti, but a fraternity all the same.
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Greaseball means (US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent..
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(Italian)
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