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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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 • Apr. 30, 2025
But we are also a nation of white lady worshippers, and in the show, Moss’ June has become a symbol.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025
“You think every white lady is me,” she tells him.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2022
"I grew up seeing my mom being the only white lady in the village in Africa where I was born and where my dad is from," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2021
His secretary was a white lady who looked about eighty years old.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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