Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brown bomber

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: brown bomber
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parking officer, employed to issue parking tickets (i.e. fines) to vehicles parked illegally or for longer than the permitted time.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

An American cocktail containing peanut liqueur.

noun

American usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"1971, John O'Grady, Dealing with Cops, from Aussie Etiket. Quoted in Aussie Humour, Macmillan, 1988, →ISBN, page 200. There is another kind called 'brown bombers'. They are very interested in parked cars. They put chalk marks on tyres and leave little notes, in envelopes, under windscreen wipers."

Etymology

Refers to the colour of parking inspector uniforms worn for several decades in Sydney, Australia and other major cities.

Usage

Inflected Forms

brown bombers (plural)

Synonyms

grey ghost

Questions

What does brown bomber mean?: A parking officer, employed to issue parking tickets (i.e. fines) to vehicles parked illegally or for longer than the permitted time.
Where does brown bomber come from?: Refers to the colour of parking inspector uniforms worn for several decades in Sydney, Australia and other major cities.

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