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white lady

white lady noun: a female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy.

white lady: a female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy
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Noun (1)

white lady (countable and uncountable, plural white ladies)

  1. A female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:white lady.
  2. A sour cocktail made with gin or crème de menthe, triple sec or Cointreau, and a citrus juice, sometimes with an egg white.
  3. (Australia, slang) Methylated spirit.
  4. (slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
  5. (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, lady.

Noun (2) capitalized: White Lady

White Lady (plural White Ladies)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of white lady (“cocktail”).

Synonyms of white lady

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Forms of white lady

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Questions about white lady

What does white lady mean?
White lady means a female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy.
What part of speech is white lady?
White lady is a noun.
What is the plural of white lady?
The plural of white lady is white ladies.

Words near white lady in the dictionary

  1. white knuckle rides
  2. White Kulaman
  3. white label
  4. white ladies
  5. White Ladies Aston
  6. white lady
  7. white lady tears
  8. white land
  9. white lands
  10. white lash
  11. white lashes

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