Greeks
People from Greece, a country in Southeastern Europe on the Mediterranean Sea.
| Term | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bubble | "Bubble & Squeak" is Cockney slang for Greek. | |
| Flease | Flap Grease. Since greeks work in the diners all of their lives, their uncircumcised penis build up grease underneath the flap. hence the name Flease | |
| Goatbanger | Self Explanatory | |
| Gobbler | Refers to the greek penis. They are uncircumcised, the flap 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 because of the types of food they make. Also: Greaser. Applicable 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 fishing heritage/large number of Greek immigrants to US with 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, but also it makes reference 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 on the front of their head, apparently because they use it for protection when in a fight | |
| Uni-brow | They tend to have hairy the eyebrows that often meet and appear as one. Also applies to some Italians. | |
| Yanni | The famous piano player named Yanni. | |
| Zorba | From the novel "Zorba the Greek," by Nikos Kazantzakis. |