grey ghost

Meaning

Noun

  • A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
  • The bonefish species (Albula argentea (species), syn. Albula neoguinaica (species)).

Related

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Origin

  • Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term remaining even though the uniforms have changed.

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