Greeks

People from Greece, a country in Southeastern Europe on the Mediterranean Sea.

Term Origin Meaning
Bubble "Bubble and squeak" is Cockney rhyming slang for "Greek."
Flease Stands for "Flap Grease." Since Greeks work in diners all their lives, their uncircumcised penises supposedly build up grease under the foreskin, hence "Flease."
Goatbanger Refers to an alleged practice of bestiality with goats.
Gobbler Refers to the Greek penis. Greeks are uncircumcised, and the foreskin resembles the neck of a turkey, also known as the gobbler.
Grease Ball/Bag Possibly because of the grease they sometimes put in their hair or the types of food they make. Also: Greaser. Applied to Italians, Greeks and Hispanics.
Guppie Pronounced "guppy" (like the fish). From "Greek" + "yuppie." Originated in Astoria, New York, which is densely populated with Greeks. Not necessarily derogatory.
Highboots Attributed to the fishing heritage of the large number of Greek immigrants to the U.S. in that trade. Heard from the matriarch of a large Greek American family.
Homocrat The Greeks invented democracy and, some say, homosexuality.
Lamb Chop Greeks in general love lamb, and the term also refers to Greek women's hairy sideburns.
Mythmaker Because the Greeks made up myths.
Olive Nigger Greece is renowned for its olives.
Olive-Picker Large amount of olives.
Pendos Russian slur for Greeks. Derived from the Greek community in Odessa and possibly related to Russian slang.
Tuft Many Greeks wear their hair high at the front of their head, apparently because they use it for protection in a fight.
Uni-brow They tend to have hairy eyebrows that often meet and appear as one. Also applies to some Italians.
Yanni Yanni, the famous Greek keyboardist.
Zorba From the novel "Zorba the Greek" by Nikos Kazantzakis.