"oil trash" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-oil trash.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oil trash (uncountable)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, sometimes pejorative, sometimes ethnic slur) An uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively. Tags: ethnic, idiomatic, pejorative, slang, slur, sometimes, uncountable Related terms: leatherneck, grease monkey

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