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AvsJerk · 04-14-2011, 04:14 PM

Is "grease-ball" not considered a derogatory term in Canada? I grew up about 20 miles north of Boston, and "grease-ball" to an Italian was on par with "spic" to a Puerto Rican. Not trying to be a jerk here, I'm just curious.

04-14-2011, 04:14 PM	#19
AvsJerk Scoring Winger Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SW Colorado Exp:	Is "grease-ball" not considered a derogatory term in Canada? I grew up about 20 miles north of Boston, and "grease-ball" to an Italian was on par with "spic" to a Puerto Rican. Not trying to be a jerk here, I'm just curious.