brown bomber
brown bomber noun: a parking officer, employed to issue parking tickets (i.e. fines) to vehicles parked illegally or for longer than the permitted time.
Noun (1)
brown bomber (plural brown bombers)
- A parking officer, employed to issue parking tickets (i.e. fines) to vehicles parked illegally or for longer than the permitted time.
- 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.1971, John O'Grady, Dealing with Cops, from Aussie Etiket. Quoted in Aussie Humour, Macmillan, 1988, →ISBN, page 200.
- Synonyms:
- grey ghost
Noun (2)
brown bomber (plural brown bombers)
Noun (3)
brown bomber (plural brown bombers)
- A laxative.
Synonyms of brown bomber
Forms of brown bomber
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Origin of brown bomber
Refers to the colour of parking inspector uniforms worn for several decades in Sydney, Australia and other major cities.
Questions about brown bomber
- What does brown bomber mean?
- Brown bomber means a parking officer, employed to issue parking tickets (i.e. fines) to vehicles parked illegally or for longer than the permitted time.
- What part of speech is brown bomber?
- Brown bomber is a noun.
- What is the plural of brown bomber?
- The plural of brown bomber is brown bombers.
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