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It might be helpful to specify where (and when) the shortened form of "greaseball", i.e. "greaser" finds usage. If in the eastern US, there is a question of overlap with the 1950s usage as many of the youths called "greasers" then were Italian American, although certainly not exclusively so. Tmangray 20:34, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
You will need to give a specific citation, not just a link to the home page of a critic. You will also have to indicate that this mention has to do with this specific usage of greaser. Since it is archaic, it's doubtful this critic meant anything other than the 1950s version of greaser which has nothing to do with the derogatory term for Mexican. Tmangray 01:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
I've tagged {{ better source}} to the ref added in this 2015 change as the website appears to be a membership/forum portal where members can submit anecdotal accounts, and others can submit reviews; Googling the author's name returns other websites where he contributes, including running a Facebook group. I consider these to be variations on WP:SPS. The previous ref (slang-dictionary.com) which was overwritten can be seen archived here.
I chanced upon this article, and the ref mentioned above ( Mods and Rockers) has the following disclaimer as a footer (shown emboldened as the original): "The work is the copyright of John Leo Waters. The views expressed are purely those of the author and are not attributable to any other person or institution.".
This tagging is procedural, as the assertion quoted in the ref is not wrong - it's just not WP:RS or historic. I added a period (1965) ref in this 2014 change which confirms the basic gist in a printed source.-- Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 01:20, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
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![]() | This article was nominated for deletion on 21 January 2011. The result of the discussion was keep. |
It might be helpful to specify where (and when) the shortened form of "greaseball", i.e. "greaser" finds usage. If in the eastern US, there is a question of overlap with the 1950s usage as many of the youths called "greasers" then were Italian American, although certainly not exclusively so. Tmangray 20:34, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
You will need to give a specific citation, not just a link to the home page of a critic. You will also have to indicate that this mention has to do with this specific usage of greaser. Since it is archaic, it's doubtful this critic meant anything other than the 1950s version of greaser which has nothing to do with the derogatory term for Mexican. Tmangray 01:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
I've tagged {{ better source}} to the ref added in this 2015 change as the website appears to be a membership/forum portal where members can submit anecdotal accounts, and others can submit reviews; Googling the author's name returns other websites where he contributes, including running a Facebook group. I consider these to be variations on WP:SPS. The previous ref (slang-dictionary.com) which was overwritten can be seen archived here.
I chanced upon this article, and the ref mentioned above ( Mods and Rockers) has the following disclaimer as a footer (shown emboldened as the original): "The work is the copyright of John Leo Waters. The views expressed are purely those of the author and are not attributable to any other person or institution.".
This tagging is procedural, as the assertion quoted in the ref is not wrong - it's just not WP:RS or historic. I added a period (1965) ref in this 2014 change which confirms the basic gist in a printed source.-- Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 01:20, 5 February 2022 (UTC)