greys
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Meaning · English
Grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal occasions.
Register: slang
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.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “greys” mean?
Grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal occasions.
Is “greys” formal or informal?
greys is generally slang.