Phrase guide

grey ghost

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Qualifier: Melbourne; Sydney; Melbourne; Sydney

Examples

  • 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.

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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History

Etymology

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