Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grey lady

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
grey la-dy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The New York Times.

Etymology

Attested since at 1951. The term is unrelated to the color of the newspaper.

Inflected Forms

the Grey Lady (canonical) Gray Lady (alternative)

Phrases

Little Grey Lady of the Sea Old Gray Lady Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

Frequently Paired Words

Little Grey Lady of the Sea Old Gray Lady Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

Questions

What does grey lady mean?
The New York Times.
Where does grey lady come from?
Attested since at 1951. The term is unrelated to the color of the newspaper.

How to pronounce grey lady

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