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
Gonzalogon-THAH-lo (Spanish), gon-SAH-lo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
IzidÓRa-Hungarian (Rare)
Innocentius-Late Roman
Firdaus-Arabic, Persian
RoelROOLDutch
Mellony-English (Rare)