shady past



shady past

A dubious, suspicious, or potentially immoral or illegal past history. Investigators have begun looking into the shady past of the bankrupt company's CEO. I don't know, John, I wouldn't go out with a guy who has a shady past like that.
See also: past, shady

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ebba (1)EB-bah (Swedish), E-bah (German)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Edda (2)-Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
TrumanTROO-mənEnglish
MÓRicMO-reetsHungarian
Janne (1)YAHN-neFinnish, Swedish
Lisannelee-SAHN-nəDutch