greyback

grey·back

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grey-bak]
- /ˈgreɪˌbæk/
- /ɡrˈeɪbak/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey-bak]
- /ˈgreɪˌbæk/

Definitions of greyback word

abbreviation GREYBACK grayback. 1
noun greyback (historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms). 1
noun greyback any of various animals having a grey back, such as the grey whale and the hooded crow 0
noun greyback (Colloquial) (historical, US) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms). 0
noun greyback (dated) A louse. 0
noun greyback A local name for various grey birds. 0

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greyback popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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