English Explanatory Dictionary

grey ghost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
  2. The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 grey ghost.ogg

Word forms

grey ghost grey ghosts

Etymology

* (parking inspector): Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term remaining even though the uniforms have changed.

Synonyms

brown bomber
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