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grey alien

grey alien noun: an archetypical humanoid alien, usually described as having grey skin, elongated, hairless, sexless features, and a large head with bulbous black eyes; chiefly associated with flying saucers, alien abductions and conspiracy theories relating to cover-ups by the United States government, such as Area 51.

grey alien: an archetypical humanoid alien, usually described as having grey skin, elongated, hairless, sexless...
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Noun

grey alien (plural grey aliens)

  1. An archetypical humanoid alien, usually described as having grey skin, elongated, hairless, sexless features, and a large head with bulbous black eyes; chiefly associated with flying saucers, alien abductions and conspiracy theories relating to cover-ups by the United States government, such as Area 51.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see grey, alien.

Forms of grey alien

pluralgrey aliens
alternative formgray alien

Origin of grey alien

From grey + alien.

Questions about grey alien

What does grey alien mean?
Grey alien means an archetypical humanoid alien, usually described as having grey skin, elongated, hairless, sexless features, and a large head with bulbous black eyes; chiefly associated with flying saucers, alien abductions and conspiracy theories relating to cover-ups by the United States government, such as Area 51.
What part of speech is grey alien?
Grey alien is a noun.
What is the plural of grey alien?
The plural of grey alien is grey aliens.

Words near grey alien in the dictionary

  1. grexes
  2. Grexit
  3. grey
  4. grey alder
  5. grey alders
  6. grey alien
  7. grey aliens
  8. grey amber
  9. grey ammonia
  10. grey area
  11. grey areas

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