greylist

British

/ ˈɡreɪˌlɪst /

verb

to hold (someone) in suspicion, without actually excluding him or her from a particular activity

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The restaurant maintains a notional greylist and a blacklist of unpleasant diners.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2017

If you persist, you will end up on the greylist.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2017

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