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white lightning

white light·ning
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt lahyt-ning]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt lahyt-ning]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/

Definitions of white lightning words

  • noun white lightning moonshine (def 1). 1
  • noun white lightning homemade whiskey, esp. strong corn whiskey, typically colorless and usually not aged 0
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Origin of white lightning

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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Parts of speech for White lightning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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white lightning popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for white lightning

noun white lightning

  • bathtub gin — homemade gin, especially gin made illegally during Prohibition.
  • bourbon — Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America.
  • bourbons — a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, Spain 1700–1931, and Naples 1735–1806, 1815–60.
  • corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
  • corn liquor — an alcoholic drink distilled from corn mash
All 12 Synonyms of white lightning

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