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grebo

UK/ˈɡriːbəʊ/

grebo noun: a greaser or biker.

Noun (1)

grebo (countable and uncountable, plural grebos)

  1. (UK, West-Midlands, countable, dated, slang) A greaser or biker.
  2. (UK, West-Midlands, countable, slang) A member of an alternative subculture, typically one based on rock music, as opposed to a chav or townie.
    • But the realistic side stepped in — y'know, if you're on the point of giving birth, you don't really need a bunch of grebos playing some dodgy old music downstairs.2002, Glyn Brown, “Baxter Dury: Chip off the old Blockhead”, in The Independent on Sunday
    Synonyms:
    emo, goth, greeber, mosher, rocker
  3. (UK, countable, slang) 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.
    • The highlight of my school days was one day in the mid-70s. There was a sort of glam-rock cult called the Grebos back then who wore smartish Disco clothes […]1998, "Bill Jillians", alt.journalism.gonzo (Internet newsgroup)
  4. (uncountable) 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.
    • […] they were soon pigeonholed under the banner of "grebo rock" […]1995, Colin Larkin, The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
    • […] focused on the hyper punk aspect of England's "grebo" movement […]2002, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock

Noun (2) capitalized: Grebo

Grebo (plural Grebos or Grebo)

  1. A member of an ethnic group or subgroup within the larger Kru group of Africa.

Synonyms of grebo

All synonyms of grebo

Forms of grebo

pluralgrebos
alternative formgreebo
pluralGrebos
pluralGrebo
alternative formGlebo

Origin of grebo

From greaser, originally referring to motorcyclists before being transferred to rockers.

Questions about grebo

What does grebo mean?
Grebo means a greaser or biker.
What part of speech is grebo?
Grebo is a noun.
How do you pronounce grebo?
Grebo is pronounced /ˈɡriːbəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of grebo?
The plural of grebo is grebos.

Words near grebo in the dictionary

  1. grebe
  2. Grebe point
  3. Grebe points
  4. Grebenișu de Câmpie
  5. grebes
  6. grebo
  7. grebos
  8. Grebs
  9. Grebănu
  10. Grecco
  11. Greccos

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