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
Significant maintenance costs, or maybe tales of the castle being haunted by a ghostly white lady, appeared to have scared off some potential buyers.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023
“You think every white lady is me,” she tells him.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2022
I gotta say, it seems like watching a white lady puke on the floor would be more exciting than a bunch of people sitting around eating a meal together, but this felt fantastic.
From Salon • May 11, 2022
"Wait, that white lady sold candy in Barnaby Terrace?" she asked.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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