monkey grease

Chewing Tobacco

LETS TAKE A MEAN OL MONKEY GREASE!!

by Bullydog T1 October 26, 2011

grease monkey

mechanic, or mechanically minded person

I got the grease monkey to fix my car

by bobbo June 6, 2003

grease monkey

A Mechanic

by Ferg June 30, 2003

grease monkey

An automotive mechanic.

The word can be derisive or affectionate.

My brother in law is a grease monkey. He repairs Fords, so he always has plenty of work.

by The Wog Whomper May 11, 2005

Grease Monkey

A person who works on cars a lot is called a grease monkey because your hands get full of grease. Never thought it was racist because the only people I ever knew called that were white, so I didn't make the connection people make with Monkey being a slur against brown people. Also didn't think it was a put down on blue collar workers (of any race) because those were the only people I knew. It was just descriptive. It could have situational racial or economic negative connotations. Example: some wealthy person tries to put down any person working on their car by calling them a Grease Monkey in a derogatory way...most mechanics take pride in their work and themselves, so that would be confusing, and really only prove the rich guy was a pompous ass who doesn't know how to fix his own car.

My Dad and his brothers were grease monkeys, so I learned how to fix my own car.

by Keeping it Wheel May 9, 2018

grease monkey

Motor Mechanic

by J. Michael Reiter June 30, 2003

grease monkey

a mechanic who works with and repairs automobiles.

If you don't get to a grease monkey soon, you'll be up a creek without a paddle.

by The Return of Light Joker January 30, 2011