Meanings
- uncountableA fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
Holonym: fool's errand
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Near-synonyms: muffler bearing, blinker fluid, left-handed monkey wrench, left-handed smoke shifter, skyhook, key to the midway, pigeon's milk
Synonyms: muffler bearing, blinker fluid, left-handed monkey wrench, left-handed smoke shifter, skyhook, key to the midway, pigeon's milk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
Origin
A pun on relative bearing and the grease used to lubricate mechanical bearings.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
relative bearing grease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20bearing%20grease
“relative bearing grease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20bearing%20grease. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relative bearing grease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20bearing%20grease.
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