Definition of grebo in English:
grebo
nounPlural grebos ˈɡriːbəʊ
British informal A youth favouring heavy metal or punk rock music, and having long hair.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was the birthplace of the unlamented, long-haired ‘grebo ‘scene of the late 80s, whose bands sported long hair and baggy shorts onstage.
- But basically kids are really keen to label each other, they even told me I was a grebo because I like the Kaiser Chiefs.
Origin
1980s: perhaps from greaser, on the pattern of words such as dumbo.