white lightning

noun

Synonyms of white lightning next

: moonshine sense 3

Examples of white lightning in a Sentence

college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab

Recent Examples on the Web Above the patch is another white lightning bolt. —

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

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Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of white lightning was in 1907

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“White lightning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20lightning. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.

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