English Explanatory Dictionary

silver alert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A public notification of a missing person, especially a senior with dementia.

Word forms

silver alert silver alerts

Etymology

Introduced in 2005 by Oklahoma state representative Fred Perry, modelled on amber alert. Silver suggests the grey hair of elderly people; compare silver fox.

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