grey ghost
A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for…A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
Meaning
2 senses(Australia)A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
(Australia)The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).
Origin
* (parking inspector): Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term rema* (parking inspector): Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term remaining even though the uniforms have changed.
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Forms
plural: grey ghosts| Singular | grey ghost |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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