grebo

Etymology

noun

1. (slang, UK, countable, chiefly West Midlands) A greaser or biker; a member of any alternative subculture, as opposed to a chav or townie.
   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 […] 1998, "Bill Jillians", alt.journalism.gonzo (Internet newsgroup)
   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. 2002, Glyn Brown, “Baxter Dury: Chip off the old Blockhead”, in The Independent on Sunday
2. (slang, UK, countable) 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.
   […] they were soon pigeonholed under the banner of "grebo rock" […] 1995, Colin Larkin, The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
   […] focused on the hyper punk aspect of England's "grebo" movement […] 2002, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock
   This debut album is a glorious grebo-fest. 2003, Peter Buckley, Jonathan Buckley, The Rough Guide to Rock
3. (uncountable) 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.