grey ghost

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

• (parking inspector): Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term remaining even though the uniforms have changed.

Pronunciation

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Noun

grey ghost (plural grey ghosts)

1. (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.

2. (Australia) The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).

Synonyms

• (parking inspector): brown bomber