oily rag
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named for such employees often carrying a rag with them to wipe up spillages of oil or grease.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
- (derogatory slang) An employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A cigarette; fag.