long ghost

English

Noun

long ghost (plural long ghosts)

  1. (slang, archaic) A tall, thin person.
    Synonyms: beanpole, lamppost
    • 1833, anonymous author, Frank Orby, page 11:
      “Pray,” said Doctor Waldron, addressing Mrs. Green, “who is that little fubsy lady, with scarce a morsel of neck, and all covered with ribbands, pursued by that long ghost of a man in the Spanish dress?”
    • 1903, William Craig (of Invercargill, N.Z.), My Adventures on the Australian Goldfields (page 11)
      “Now, you long ghost with the bell-topper, what did you pay for that coat? It's a Houndsditcher!” The sally was greeted with laughter from all who heard it.

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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