white lady
Britishnoun
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a cocktail consisting of gin, Cointreau, and lemon juice
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informal methylated spirits as a drink, sometimes mixed with shoe polish or other additives
Example Sentences
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She’s a middle-aged white lady.
From Los Angeles Times
He no doubt hoped that this lust would be satiated when the FBI arrested a substitute older white lady, Judge Hannah Dugan of Wisconsin, on iffy-sounding charges of "obstruction."
From Salon
But we are also a nation of white lady worshippers, and in the show, Moss’ June has become a symbol.
From Salon
I’m a cis, straight, middle-class, U.S. citizen, white lady—I’ll be fine.
From Slate
"It wasn't odd for me to be in a room where I'm the only white person. That's the comfort level that I had. This felt like home to me. It's the set where I felt the most at home of any that I've ever been on. I didn't look at myself as, 'I'm the white lady'—although I am."
From Salon
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