English
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.
Synonyms
brown bomber
Noun
en-noun|sg=grey ghost
- (Australia, or Melbourne and Sydney at least) A parking inspector, ie. person issuing tickets fine|fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
#: 1998: Grey ghosts turn a blind eye — w:Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald headline 18 July 1998 1
Category:Australia
Category:Occupations
- AU 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.)
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ru:grey ghost
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