Grayback

/ˈɡreɪbæk/ noun

Definition

A body louse or a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War, named for their gray uniforms.

Etymology

From gray plus back, literally describing something with a gray back. The term was used for body lice due to their color, and later became slang for Confederate soldiers because of their distinctive gray uniforms during the Civil War era.

Kelly Says

During the Civil War, soldiers themselves called the lice 'graybacks,' which shows how soldiers coped with hardship through dark humor—even their most annoying enemy got a nickname!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም
se-lahm
ARالعربية
ظهر رمادي
zahr-ra-ma-dee
BNবাংলা
শীতল সাদা
shee-tol sa-dah
CACatalà
esquena gris
es-kweh-na gree-s
CSČeština
šedá záda
sheh-dah zah-da
DADansk
grå ryg
gra ruh
DEDeutsch
Grauback
graw-bahk
ELΕλληνικά
γκριζοσ χρσος
gree-zo-s khro-sos
ESEspañol
gris-de-espalda
grees-deh-es-pal-dah
FAفارسی
پشت خاکستری
pesht kha-k-steh-ree
FISuomi
harmaa selkä
har-maa sel-ka
FRFrançais
gris-dos
gree-doh
GUGU
ગુલાબી
goo-la-bee
HAHA
kwaya
kway-ah
HEעברית
גב אפור
gev af-oor
HIहिन्दी
भूरे रंग का पीठ
bhoor-ay ra-ng ka peeth
HUMagyar
szürke hátizsák
shoor-keh ha-tee-tsahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
punggung abu-abu
pung-gung a-boo-a-boo
IGIG
ọkọ
oh-koh
ITItaliano
dorso grigio
dor-so gree-ee-oh
JA日本語
灰色背
hai-iro-se
KKKK
жасыл
ja-syl
KMKM
លើ
leh
KO한국어
회색 등
hoe-saek-deong
MRMR
श्याम रंगाचा पाठ
shyaam ra-ng-aa-cha paath
MSBahasa Melayu
punggung kelabu
pung-gung ke-la-boo
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့
y-h-et
NLNederlands
grijsrug
gree-s-rug
NONorsk
grå rygg
gra ruh
PAPA
ਕਾਲਾ ਪਿੱਠ
kaal-ah pitth
PLPolski
szara grzbiet
szar-ah grz-beet
PTPortuguês
cinzento-costas
sin-zen-toh-koh-stahs
RORomână
spate cenușie
spa-teh cen-oo-shee
RUРусский
серый спина
ser-ee-ee sp-ee-nah
SVSvenska
grå rygg
gra ruh
SWKiswahili
mgongo wa kijivu
m-gon-go wa kee-jee-voo
TAதமிழ்
வெண் பின்புறம்
ven pin-pu-ram
TEతెలుగు
నల్ల నొక
nalla no-ka
THไทย
หลังสีเทา
lan-see-tao
TLTL
maitim na likod
ma-tee-m na lee-kod
TRTürkçe
gri sırt
gree-surt
UKУкраїнська
сірий спина
see-ree-ee sp-ee-nah
URاردو
الی گھرا
ali gha-rah
VITiếng Việt
lưng xám
lung-xam
YOYO
gbe
gbeh
ZH中文
灰背
hui-bei
ZUZU
umngcwabo
oom-ng-k-wah-boh

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