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grey hat

grey hat is the alternative spelling of gray hat.

Meaning of gray hat

Noun

gray hat (plural gray hats)

  1. (idiomatic) A morally ambiguous character; an antihero.
  2. (slang, computer security) A hybrid between a white hat and a black hat hacker, who hacks for no personal gain, and does not have malicious intentions, but does sometimes commit crimes.

Forms of grey hat

pluralgrey hats

Questions about grey hat

What is grey hat the alternative spelling of?
Grey hat is the alternative spelling of gray hat.

Words near grey hat in the dictionary

  1. grey ghosts
  2. grey gold
  3. grey goo
  4. grey gum
  5. grey gums
  6. grey hat
  7. grey hats
  8. grey hen
  9. grey hens
  10. grey heron
  11. grey herons

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