long gray line
(informal, US) The graduates of the United States Military Academy.
Definitions
(informal, US) The graduates of the United States Military Academy.
“He was also great in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953), the Long Gray Line (1955) and The Sun Also Rises (1957).”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "long gray line".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "long gray line" (L)
Browse all slang words starting with L.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- Grey62%
(UK, military, historical, mostly, in the plural) A member of the Royal Scots Greys, a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 to 1971.
- graycoat60%
(historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the gray uniforms).
- greyers60%
(UK, school slang) Grey trousers as part of a school uniform.
- green girl58%
(US, military, slang) The green sleeping-blanket issued to cadets at a military academy.
- greyback57%
(historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).