Greasy
Means smooth, stylish, or seriously impressive — almost the reverse of how "greasy" reads elsewhere in the country. Most often used to hype up an outfit, sneakers, or a slick move.
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How it's used
This is hype vocabulary — words used to big something up, whether it's an outfit, a song, or a moment.
“Those new Jordans are greasy, fam.”
Where it comes from
Origin: Toronto/GTA youth slang flips the word into a compliment, opposite its "sketchy" meaning elsewhere in Canada. Like a lot of GTA slang, its exact origin is debated even among people who use it every day — see our full history of Toronto slang for the bigger picture on how this vocabulary formed.
Sources
This entry was compiled through general research into Toronto/GTA slang rather than one single citable source — see the full bibliography in SOURCES.md and the wider context in our history of Toronto slang.
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