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Greaser was a derogatory term for a Mexican in what is now the U.S. Southwest in the 19th century. The slur likely derived from what was considered one of the lowliest occupations typically held by Mexicans, the greasing of the axles of wagons; they also greased animal hides that were taken to California where Mexicans loaded them ...
11 de feb. de 2015 · A partir del siglo XIX, algunos conservadores estadounidenses denominaron a los inmigrantes mexicanos como greasers – término que describe a un individuo lleno de grasa, sucio, desagradable,...
Los Greasers (engrasadores, grasosos o grasientos) son una subcultura de clase trabajadora urbana (italoestadounidenses, hispanos y estadounidenses) originaria de los años 1950 que se creó entre las bandas de jóvenes del sur y la Costa Este de los Estados Unidos.
14 de sept. de 2016 · The Mexican’s theory: It’s an English speaker’s mispronunciation of grosero, which technically means “rude” but sounds like “gross”—a false cognate if ever there was one. We at least know that the earliest use of the term referred to clothing, so perhaps gabachos picked it up from Mexican elites ridiculing poor Mexis.
Greasers are a youth subculture that emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s from predominantly working class and lower-class teenagers and young adults in the United States and Canada. The subculture remained prominent into the mid-1960s and was particularly embraced by certain ethnic groups in urban areas , particularly Italian ...
15 de sept. de 2016 · But I thought “greaser” originated as an occupational term for Mexican helpers on 19th-century cattle drives who were supposed to keep the wagon wheels greased so they wouldn't jam, not...
The word "greaser" (a vestige of the Mexican–American War) was a derogatory term used to refer to Mexicans and Mexican Americans referring to "the practice of Mexican laborers in the Southwest greasing their backs to facilitate the unloading of hides and cargo," their skin color, or presumptions about their hygiene.
