white lightning

as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab

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Recent Examples of white lightning Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film. Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025 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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Noun
  • On Saturday, May 24, at about 6:22 p.m., David Blanchard, 21, of Franklin, who allegedly had an open container of alcohol in his pick-up truck and was operating under the influence of alcohol, struck a car carrying a family of four, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said.
    KC Baker, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • Real paint thinner is a solvent used for thinning and removing paint and is typically made of alcohols, esters, petroleum products, organic solvents, and ketones, but the specific makeup varies from brand to brand.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • For the dad who’s trying to cut back on booze a bit: St. Agrestis Negroni Fountain St. Agrestis Negroni Fountain $60 Stagrestis The makers of the bottled nonalcoholic Phony Negroni offer this bulk version that contains 20 servings of the classic bitter-and-bright beverage without any ABV.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2025
  • After the show, there's booze, girls, and hotel suites, but Abel's locked in the bathroom, being sad.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Povenmire jokes that if Disney doesn’t do it, then bootlegs sell.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 May 2025
  • From early in Dylan’s career, recordings of his music would be leaked, shared and sold as bootlegs at an almost cartoonish rate.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025

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“White lightning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20lightning. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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