Dino juice

nounShop talkAutomotive

A slang term for conventional petroleum-based fuels or motor oils.

A playful slang term for petroleum products, primarily gasoline, diesel, and conventional mineral oil. Mechanics use it specifically to distinguish traditional non-synthetic motor oil from full synthetic blends, or to contrast internal combustion engines with electric vehicles.

Heard on the job

I wouldn't run synthetic in that old flathead, just put regular dino juice in it.

Also heard as

  • dinosaur juice