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yellow sheet

yellow sheet noun: a criminal record.

Noun

yellow sheet (plural yellow sheets)

  1. (US, slang) A criminal record.

Forms of yellow sheet

pluralyellow sheets

Origin of yellow sheet

Formerly printed on yellow paper.

Questions about yellow sheet

What does yellow sheet mean?
Yellow sheet means a criminal record.
What part of speech is yellow sheet?
Yellow sheet is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow sheet?
The plural of yellow sheet is yellow sheets.

Words near yellow sheet in the dictionary

  1. yellow Sallys
  2. yellow salsify
  3. Yellow Sea
  4. yellow seahorse
  5. yellow seahorses
  6. yellow sheet
  7. yellow sheets
  8. yellow shirt
  9. yellow shirts
  10. yellow shoot disease
  11. yellow sigatoka

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