"oily rag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-oily rag.ogg [Australia] Forms: oily rags [plural]
Etymology: Named for such employees often carrying a rag with them to wipe up spillages of oil or grease. Head templates: {{en-noun}} oily rag (plural oily rags)
  1. (derogatory slang) An employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-oily_rag-en-noun-DAF302sE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) A cigarette; fag. Tags: Cockney, slang Categories (topical): Smoking Derived forms: smell of an oily rag
    Sense id: en-oily_rag-en-noun-TQ7MRuuI Disambiguation of Smoking: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 39 61

Inflected forms

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