Baggy vs Grebo - What's the difference?
baggy | grebo |
Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing.
A small plastic bag, as for sandwiches.
* 2008 March 6, Kristen Hinmen, "News Real: Seeing Red", '' volume 32 number 10, page 10,
(slang, UK, predominantly West Midlands) A greaser or biker; a member of any alternative subculture, as opposed to a chav or townie.
*1998 , "Bill Jillians", alt.journalism.gonzo (Internet newsgroup)
*: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...
*2002 , Glyn Brown, Baxter Dury: Chip off the old Blockhead'' (''The Independent on Sunday )
*:But the realistic side stepped in — y'know, if you're on the point of giving birth, you don't really need a bunch of grebos playing some dodgy old music downstairs.
(slang, UK) 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.
*1995 , Colin Larkin, The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
*:...they were soon pigeonholed under the banner of "grebo rock"...
*2002 , Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock
*:...focused on the hyper punk aspect of England's "grebo" movement...
*2003 , Peter Buckley, Jonathan Buckley, The Rough Guide to Rock
*:This debut album is a glorious grebo -fest.
As nouns the difference between baggy and grebo
is that baggy is a small plastic bag, as for sandwiches while grebo is a greaser or biker; a member of any alternative subculture, as opposed to a chav or townie.As an adjective baggy
is of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.baggy
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Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)Etymology 2
Presumably (the plural), presumably a genericization of the brand name .Alternative forms
* baggieNoun
(baggies)- In an accompanying affidavit, Apazeller reported that Onstott "has entered the kitchen with a handful of cocaine and asked for a plastic baggy ."