2006-08-12 10:32:34 · 5 answers · asked by coolbluepot 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I believe a greaser was a term used in the 50's for those boys who walked around in the white tees and jeans, and leather jackets who greased up their hair. They were the "bad boys" or that era. apparently they smoked drank and had a lot of sex.
I think the term hood refers to a more criminal type bad person, once again used in the 50's. they were more towrds stealing and stuff like that.
2006-08-12 10:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by glorymomof3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greaser is a reference to people that used hair cream to slick back their hair. Hood is either a reference to a neighborhood or the hooded shirts that some wore to partially conceal themselves. Neither terms were coined with racial connotations but to some extent have evolved into racial slurs.
2006-08-12 17:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by xtowgrunt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read or look up SE Hinton's book, "The Outsiders". greaser & hood are American slang terms for young troublemaker types (usually male). think James Dean's character in "Rebel Without a Cause"
2006-08-12 17:40:31 · answer #3 · answered by everybody loves 3000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Greaser" is a slang term used by dim-witted people for Hispanic individuals. A "hood" is probably a hoodlum. Are you from out of town?
2006-08-12 17:38:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Watch the movie THE OUTSIDERS.
You'll like it and will find your answer.
It's a great flick, and you'll see many actors in their younger years.
2006-08-12 17:38:33 · answer #5 · answered by Joy_Brigade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋