grey ghost
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
grey ghost (plural grey ghosts)
- (Australia, Melbourne, Sydney) A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
- 1998 July 18, Sydney Morning Herald, Grey ghosts turn a blind eye.
- 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.
- (Australia) The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).[1]
Synonyms
- (parking inspector): brown bomber
References
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