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grey ghosts

grey ghosts is the plural of grey ghost.

Meaning of grey ghost

Noun

grey ghost (plural grey ghosts)

  1. (Australia, Melbourne, Sydney) A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
    • 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.1998 July 18, Sydney Morning Herald, Grey ghosts turn a blind eye.
    Synonyms:
    brown bomber
  2. (Australia) The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).

Questions about grey ghosts

What is grey ghosts the plural of?
Grey ghosts is the plural of grey ghost.

Words near grey ghosts in the dictionary

  1. grey francolin
  2. grey francolins
  3. grey friar
  4. grey friars
  5. grey ghost
  6. grey ghosts
  7. grey gold
  8. grey goo
  9. grey gum
  10. grey gums
  11. grey hat

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