as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor
college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab
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Recent Examples of white lightning
Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.
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Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2021
One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2021
One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white lightning
Noun
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Many were drinking alcohol from coolers at the home, the release said.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
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The pace at which your body breaks down alcohol into its metabolites is one cause—with slower breakdown associated with a worse hangover.1 The inflammation that drinking alcohol causes in your body may also play a role.—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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No booze, no prob — Mindful Drinking Fest is returning to the Union Market area this weekend for another run.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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During Christmas, these culprits were in abundance, but cakes, bread and booze weren't the only things to blame.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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An official Basement Tapes sampler came out in 1975, but the bootlegs kept coming, up to the 2014 box The Complete Basement Tapes.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some say this Lynch spot raising awareness for breast-cancer detection is lost media, but Reddit believes the above bootleg might be the PSA in question.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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“White lightning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20lightning. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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