Definition of Oily rag

1. Noun. (derogatory slang) An employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop. Named for such employees often carrying a rag with them to wipe up spillages of oil or grease. ¹

2. Noun. (Cockney rhyming slang) A cigarette - by way of fag. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oily Rag

oilskin
oilskins
oilsmoke
oilstone
oilstones
oilstove
oiltight
oilway
oilways
oilwell
oilwells
oily
oily bitterling
oily bitterlings
oily granuloma
oily rag (current term)
oily rags
oinement
oinements
oink
oinked
oinker
oinkers
oinking
oinks
oinologies
oinology
oinomania
oinomel
oinomels

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