grebo
(slang, UK, countable, mostly, West Midlands) A member of an alternative subculture, typically one based on rock music, as opposed to a chav or townie.
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(slang, UK, countable, mostly, West Midlands) A member of an alternative subculture, typically one based on rock music, as opposed to a chav or townie.
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(slang, UK, countable) A member of a United Kingdom subculture of the late 1980s and early 1990s, musically affiliated with garage rock and electronica, typically wearing baggy clothes and hair in high ponytails.
: The highlight of my school days was one day in the mid-70s. There was a sort of glam-rock cult called the Grebos back then who wore smartish Disco clothes
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(dated, slang, UK, countable, mostly, West Midlands) A greaser or biker.
“FACT. Anyone who doesn’t like DS is either a sweaty Grebo or a fey whoopsy.”
“FACT. Anyone who doesn’t like DS is either a sweaty Grebo or a fey whoopsy.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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