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Eddie BoGreaser (subculture) Greaser (subculture) 1950s and 60s youth subculture in the United States Greasers are a youth subculture that emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s from predominantly working class and lower-class teenagers and young adults in the United States and Canada. The subculture remained prominent into the mid-1960s and was particularly embraced by certain ethnic groups in urban areas, particularly Italian Americans and Hispanic Americans. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (February 2024) North American greaser of Quebec, Canada, c. 1960 History Etymology The etymology for the term greaser is unknown.[1]: 109 By the time of the Civil War, the words "greaser" and "greaseball" were understood to carry racist and segregationist… (Source: Wikipedia)
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