"grebo" meaning in All languages combined

See grebo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡriːbəʊ/ [UK] Forms: grebos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grebo (countable and uncountable, plural grebos)
  1. (slang, UK, countable, chiefly West Midlands) A greaser or biker; a member of any alternative subculture, as opposed to a chav or townie. Tags: UK, West-Midlands, countable, slang
    Sense id: en-grebo-en-noun-cSBJlEIh Categories (other): British English, West Midlands English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 38 44
  2. (slang, UK, countable) A member of a United Kingdom subculture of the late 1980s and early 1990s, musically affiliated with garage rock and electronica, typically wearing baggy clothes and hair in high ponytails. Tags: UK, countable, slang
    Sense id: en-grebo-en-noun-byLjWz-l Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 38 44
  3. (uncountable) A short-lived subgenre of alternative rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with influences from punk rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, and psychedelia. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-grebo-en-noun-znCrGk8R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 30 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 38 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: greebo

Noun [Esperanto]

IPA: [ˈɡrebo] Forms: grebon [accusative, singular], greboj [plural], grebojn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -ebo Etymology: Derived from French grèbe, of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|fr|grèbe}} French grèbe Head templates: {{eo-head}} grebo (accusative singular grebon, plural greboj, accusative plural grebojn)
  1. grebe Wikipedia link: eo:grebo Categories (lifeform): Grebes Derived forms: eta grebo, tufgrebo
    Sense id: en-grebo-eo-noun-A1jhhQmp Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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