grebo
/ˈɡriːbəʊ/noun
grebo is spelled G-R-E-B-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grebo means “A greaser or biker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grebo is grebos.
How many letters and syllables are in grebo?
| Letters | 5: G-R-E-B-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is grebo?
Grebo appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce grebo?
- UK /ˈɡriːbəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of grebo
- grebos plural
- greebo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grebo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKdatedslangA greaser or biker.
- 2
UKslangA member of an alternative subculture, typically one based on rock music, as opposed to a chav or townie.
- 3
UKslangA 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 […]
- 4
A short-lived subgenre of alternative rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with influences from punk rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, and psychedelia.
noun
- 1
A member of an ethnic group or subgroup within the larger Kru group of Africa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grebo come from?
From greaser, originally referring to motorcyclists before being transferred to rockers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).