Graystone CollegeGo to Graybar Hotel.
GR&Dinterj. Grinning, running, and duck-
ing. (Describes what one might be doing
after having written a mischievous mes-
sage on an electronic forum or news
group. Used in electronic mail and com-
puter forum or news group messages.
Sometimes enclosed, <GR&D>. Not pro-
nounced aloud.) I’m GR&D, but I’m
glad I said it. I guess that you got just
the kind of answer that you deserve.
<GR&D>
grease n. protection money; bribery
money. (See also grease someone’s
palm.) Rocko was in charge of making
sure that enough grease was spread around
city hall. See that the commissioner of
the park district gets a little grease to help
us get the contract.
greased[grizd or grist] mod. alcohol in-
toxicated. He went out and got himself
greased, even though he knew it would
probably kill him. She is way too greased
to drive.
greased lightning 1. n. strong liquor.
This greased lightning of yours nearly blew
my head off. No more greased lightning
for me. 2. n. something fast or powerful.
That little car is just greased lightning.
That kid can run like greased lightning.
grease monkeyn. a mechanic. I took my
car to my favorite grease monkey who says
I need a new something or other. How
much money does a grease monkey make?
greaser[“griz# or “gris#] n. a rough and
aggressive male, usually with long
greased down hair. Who’s the greaser
who just swaggered in? Donna has been
going out with a real greaser.
grease someone’s palmtv. to pay some-
one a bribe. I had to grease the clerk’s
palm in order to get the job done. Are
you trying to grease my palm?
grease the skidstv. to help prepare for the
success or failure of someone or some-
thing. (See also put the skids under
someone or something.) Ray set out
to grease the skids for the right things to
happen. We need someone to grease the
skids for the Wilson contract.
greasy spoonn. an untidy and unappetiz-
ing diner or restaurant. Let’s eat at the
greasy spoon over on Maple. The food is
gross, but the people-watching is good.
I wouldn’t be caught dead in a greasy
spoon like that.
great dividen. a divorce. How did Sam
survive the great divide? The great di-
vide cost over two grand.Great Scott![“gret “skat] exclam. Good
grief! Great Scott! What happened?
I’m late again! Great Scott!
thegreat unwashedn. most of the com-
mon people; the hoi polloi. The great
unwashed could probably tell us a lot about
life in the big city. I usually find myself
more in agreement with the great un-
washed than with the elite.
greefo and griefo[“grifo] n. marijuana or
a marijuana cigarette. (Drugs. Old. Mex-
ican Spanish for weed. See also reefer.)
Max had a soggy greefo in his mouth.
He tossed Fred a griefo and held out his
hand for some bread.Greek to someonen. something incom-
prehensible to someone; something as
mysterious as Greek writing. I don’t
understand this. It’s all Greek to me. She
said it was Greek to her, and that it made
no sense at all.
greenand green folding; green paper;
green stuffn. money; paper money. (See
also long bread.) How much green you
got on you? I have so much green stuff,
I don’t know what to do with it.green around the gillsGo to blue around
the gills.
greenback[“grinbAk] n. a dollar bill. She
came out of the bank and dropped this
pack of greenbacks right there on the street.
It’s only ten greenbacks. Anybody can
afford that.
green foldingGo to green.greenie[“grini] n. a Heineken (brand) beer.
(It comes in a green bottle.) Tom or-
dered a greenie and had it put on his tab.
Can I have a couple of greenies over
here, please?greenie