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old gray lady

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
old gray la-dy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The New York Times, a newspaper in New York City, NY, United States.

Informal

name

Legion Field, an outdoor stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

Informal

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

the Old Gray Lady (canonical)

Questions

What does old gray lady mean?
The New York Times, a newspaper in New York City, NY, United States.

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