Meanings
greys1
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of grey
- pluralplural of grey
- UKpluralplural onlyslangGrey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal occasions.
“Drop your trousers!” I loosened the clasp on my prison greys and my trouser dropped to my ankles.
2013, Constantine Buller, Operation Dolby, page 2662 more examples
There was a clatter at the back of the gallery, a sharp word from a warder, and the men marched in in their prison greys, jackets too large, trousers too small.
1955, The Bedside "Guardian", page 40'No one told me that I had to be dressed in Greys not Blues! When I appeared before the BOV I was told that I could not go in and see them because I was improperly dressed.'
Quoted in 1982, Geoff Coggan, Martin J. Walker, Frightened for My Life: An Account of Deaths in British Prisons (page 110)
Greys2
- pluralplural of Grey
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with greys
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