"white lady" meaning in English

See white lady in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-white lady.ogg Forms: white ladies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} white lady (countable and uncountable, plural white ladies)
  1. (folklore) A female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Folklore, Ghosts Translations (in folklore): biała dama (Polish)
    Sense id: en-white_lady-en-noun-m-2Tr~5g Disambiguation of Ghosts: 37 30 10 1 17 4 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 36 43 2 3 4 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences Disambiguation of 'in folklore': 88 3 0 4 5 0
  2. A sour cocktail made with gin or crème de menthe, triple sec or Cointreau, and a citrus juice, sometimes with an egg white. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ghosts
    Sense id: en-white_lady-en-noun-en:cocktail Disambiguation of Ghosts: 37 30 10 1 17 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 45 31 1 3 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 36 43 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 46 27 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 51 30 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 43 22 2 13 5
  3. (slang, Australia) Methylated spirit. Tags: Australia, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Ghosts
    Sense id: en-white_lady-en-noun-JSJi0dzJ Disambiguation of Ghosts: 37 30 10 1 17 4 Categories (other): Australian English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 36 43 2 3 4
  4. (uncountable, slang) Cocaine. Tags: slang, uncountable Synonyms: white girl, cocaine Translations (cocaine): biała dama (Polish)
    Sense id: en-white_lady-en-noun-SQmcPJV~ Disambiguation of 'cocaine': 0 0 0 100 0 0
  5. (uncountable, slang) Heroin. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Ghosts Synonyms: heroin
    Sense id: en-white_lady-en-noun--HFk22IR Disambiguation of Ghosts: 37 30 10 1 17 4
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, lady. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: black lady
    Sense id: en-white_lady-en-noun-fJsFQgkL

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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