grey ghost

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A parking inspector, ie. person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long

1998: Grey ghosts turn a blind eye — Sydney Morning Herald headline 18 July 1998.

The fish Albula neoguinaico, also called a bonefish. (Reference: Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, Landsdowne Publishing, 1990, ISBN 1-86302-674-6.)
grey ghosts
plural form of grey ghost
grey ghost

    Turkish pronunciation

    grey gōst

    Synonyms

    brown bomber

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgrā ˈgōst/ /ˈɡreɪ ˈɡoʊst/

    Etymology

    () The parking inspector sense is reputed to be a reference to grey uniforms originally worn by them, the term has remained even when those uniforms have changed.
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