The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ZEBRA which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2018.
Ref, slangily crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ZEBRA | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ref, slangily
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- zebra
- cool
- rep
- rug
- sawbones
- asshole
- blighty
- glazer
- greenhouse
- groom
- groomed
- homer
Crossword Answer definitions
ZEBRA noun- Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
- A referee.
- An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras".)
- A biracial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.
- A fish, the zebra cichlid.
- Any of various papilionid butterflies of the subgenus Paranticopsis of the genus Graphium, having black and white markings.
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