Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grey ghost

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: grey ghost
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.

Australian usage

noun

The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"1998 July 18, Sydney Morning Herald, Grey ghosts turn a blind eye. The council's chairman, Mr Harold Scruby, is demanding an inquiry into the grey ghost "culture" after a survey raised concerns about the threat to pedestrians of vehicles which stop illegally on crossings and no-standing or no-stopping zones."

Etymology

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

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

grey ghosts (plural)

Synonyms

brown bomber

Questions

What does grey ghost mean?: A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
Where does grey ghost come from?: * (parking inspector): Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term remaining even though the uniforms have changed.

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