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oily rags

oily rags is the plural of oily rag.

Meaning of oily rag

Noun

oily rag (plural oily rags)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop.
  2. (Cockney, slang) A cigarette; fag.

Questions about oily rags

What is oily rags the plural of?
Oily rags is the plural of oily rag.

Words near oily rags in the dictionary

  1. oilworks
  2. oily
  3. oily bitterling
  4. oily bitterlings
  5. oily rag
  6. oily rags
  7. oily rice
  8. oily-wad
  9. oily-wads
  10. oilyish
  11. oilyness

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