grease monkey
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Meaning · English
a person who enjoys working with machines, especially cars
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
người thích làm việc với máy móc, đặc biệt là ô tô
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: a monkey covered in grease
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
My brother is a grease monkey and spends all his free time in the garage
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “grease monkey” mean?
a person who enjoys working with machines, especially cars Literally: a monkey covered in grease
Is “grease monkey” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.