Dictionary: WHIT – WHN

► WHIT n. a considerable period of time → 1994 Amer. dial.
► WHITE adj. generous → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 1. a Caucasian → 20C sl.
n. 2. gin or any alcoholic beverage → 20C US sl.
n. 3. one of the powerful narcotics, heroin, or cocaine → 20C US drug culture sl.
n. 4. morphine → 1914 sl., chiefly US
n. 5. money → 1960 sl.
n. 6. an amphetamine tablet → 1967 sl.
► WHITE ANT vb. to sabotage → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► WHITE-ARSED adj. unpleasant; deplorable → 1922 sl.
► WHITE AS A BABY’S ASS adj. very white → 1953 Amer. sl.
► WHITE-ASS n. the red-headed woodpecker → 1954 Amer. dial.
► WHITE AS A MAWK adj. sickly-looking → 1889 Eng. dial.
► WHITE BACON n. salt pork → 1849 Amer. dial.
► WHITE BLOW n. semen → 20C sl.
► WHITE BOY n. 1. a term of endearment → 17C colloq.
n. 2. a White man, esp. a young one → 1997 African-American sl., potentially offensive
► WHITE BRAHMINS n. 1. among educated Indians: the English → 1880 colloq.
n. 2. ‘excessively exclusive persons’ → 1880 among Europeans in India
► WHITE BREAD adj. boring, holding no interest; conventional; everyday, unexciting, respectable; representing
the epitome of White middle-class values and style → 1980 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WHITE BREADY adj. conventional; bourgeois → 1980 sl.
► WHITE BUCK n. a typical Ivy League student → 1980 US sl.
► WHITE CHOKER n. 1. a white tie → 1860 lower-class sl.
n. 2. a parson → L19 sl.
► WHITE CLOUD n. crack cocaine → 1989 US sl.
► WHITE COAT n. a hospital attendant in prison → 1932 cant
► WHITE COFFEE n. illicit alcohol; any colourless whisky or alcohol → E20 US criminals’ sl.
► WHITE CROSS n. 1. cocaine → 20C US drug culture sl.
n. 2. an amphetamine tablet → 1965 US drug culture sl.
► WHITE DEVIL n. cocaine → 1972 US sl.
► THE WHITE DOG BITES phr. used of an indolent and lazy person → 19C Eng. dial.
► WHITE DRUGS n. cocaine → M20 US drug culture sl.
► WHITE ELEPHANT n. a boat that did not pay its way → 20C drifter-men’s usage
► WHITE-EYE n. 1. New England rum → 1827 Amer. dial.
n. 2. strong, inferior whisky → 1874 military sl.
n. 3. a drink consisting of alcohol and water → 1907 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to be overcome by heat or exhaustion while working; to faint from exhaustion; to quit working, to quit on one; to desert, to abandon → 1911 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to knock unconscious → 1991 Amer. dial.
► WHITE-EYED adj. 1. exhausted, worn-out, greatly fatigued → 1944 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. unconscious → 1979 Amer. dial.
► WHITE-FACE n. 1. gin → 1820 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a clown → 1890 circus sl.
► WHITE FEVER n. the desire for sex with White men or women → 1960 African-American sl.
► WHITE FINGERS n. cocaine → 2002 US sl.
► WHITE FLIGHT n. the moving by White persons into the suburbs to avoid the hazards of urban life and especially to avoid living among various racial and ethnic minorities → 1967
► WHITE GALE n. a windstorm on the water with rough seas, a clear sky, and no precipitation → 1986 Amer. dial.
► WHITE GIRL n. cocaine → 1971 US drug culture sl.
► WHITE GOAT n. a mountain goat → 1857 Amer. dial.
► WHITE-HAIRED BOY n. 1. a favoured or favourite man or boy; a pet → 1869 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man destined for and being groomed for principal leadership or other reward → 1923 Amer. sl.
► WHITEHALL WARRIOR n. a civil servant; an officer in the armed forces employed in administration rather than on active service → 1973 Brit. sl.
► WHITE HAT n. 1. an enlisted man → 1956 US naval sl.
n. 2. an excellent or admirable person; a law-abiding, morally upright and heroic person → 1975 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a computer hacker who acts with a legal or moral justification → 2001 US sl.
► WHITEHEAD n. a Norwegian → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WHITE-HEN’S CHICK n. a spoiled or petted child; a fortunate person → 1786 Eng. dial.
► WHITE HEN’S CHICKENS n. extremely pleasant or desirable persons → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► WHITE HONEY n. semen → L19 Brit. sl.
► WHITE HOPE n. a person on whom hopes are based → 1911 orig. US
► WHITE HORSE n. 1. diluted alcohol used as a beverage → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. a straight Scotch → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WHITE HOUSE n. an outhouse → 1967 Amer. dial.
► WHITE INK n. white wine → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► WHITE KING n. heroin → 1968 US sl.
► WHITE KNIGHT n. on the Stock Exchange: a company that comes to the aid of another facing an unwelcome takeover bid → 1981 sl.
► WHITE-KNUCKLE adj. frightening → 1988 sl.
► WHITE LADY n. 1. cocaine → 20C US drug culture sl.
n. 2. methylated spirit → 1935 Aust. sl.
► WHITE LIGHTNING n. 1. a substance which produces a shock or a charge; alcohol  or amphetamines → 20C sl.
n. 2. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; any colourless whisky or alcohol → 1904 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the drug LSD, or LSD mixed with other drugs, such as Methedrine™ → 1972 US drug culture sl.
► WHITE LINE n. 1. a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard → 1908 US sl.
n. 2. any colourless whisky or alcohol → 1914 Amer. sl.
► WHITE LINER n. alcohol → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► WHITE LIQUOR n. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; any colourless whisky or alcohol → 1871 Amer. dial.
► WHITE-LIVERED adj. sexually insatiable; lethal to one’s sexual partners → 1930 Amer. dial.
► WHITE LOT n. a silver watch → 1933 sl.
► WHITE MAN n. a good and brave man → 1915 War I Amer. sl., racist
► THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN n. a rhetorical expression for the responsibility of the White for the coloured races → 1899
► WHITE MAN’S FIRE n. a campfire that is larger than necessary → 1910 Amer. dial.
► WHITE MAN’S HANSOM WOMAN n. a Black mistress → 1892 W. Indian sl. (Bk.)
► WHITE MARY n. 1. a White woman → 1853 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a female cook → 1892 Aust. aboriginal usage (Bk.)
► WHITE MEAT n. 1. salt pork → 1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. White women considered as sexual conquests or partners; a White woman considered sexually by a non-White male → 1940 US sl.
n. 3. a White woman’s genitals → 1988 US sl.
► WHITE MERCHANDISE n. morphine and other powdered narcotics → 20C US drug culture sl.
► WHITE MICE n. during the Vietnam war, the South Vietnamese civilian police → 1967 US sl.
► WHITE MONEY n. money, esp. an illegal political contribution, that has been provided with a legitimate history and provenience → 1980 sl.
► WHITE MOSQUITOES n. cocaine → M20 US drug culture sl.
► WHITE MOUSE n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 1967 Amer. dial.
► WHITE MULE n. 1. illicit or inferior whisky; powerful homemade liquor with a kick like a mule → 1889 US sl.
n. 2. diluted alcohol used as a beverage → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► WHITE NAYGUH n. an albino → 1966 W. Indies sl.
► WHITE NEGRO n. 1. a Black person who behaves in a way which will please White people → 20C US sl., derogatory
n. 2. an albino or mulatto Black person → 20C US sl., derogatory
► WHITE NIGGER n. 1. a subservient Black person → 1837 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a White person who does menial work; used contemptuously or dismissively → 1871 sl., orig. US, derogatory
n. 3. a Caucasian who works for Black civil rights causes → M20 US, derogatory
n. 4. a White person who assumes the behaviour and values of the African-American culture, esp. hip-hop → 2007 very offensive unless used by African-Americans
► WHITENING n. face powder → 1905 Amer. dial.
► WHITE NOSE n. a small white-capped wave → 1866 
► WHITE NURSE n. morphine or other drugs secretly passed to an inmate of a prison or a hospital → 20C US drug culture sl.
► WHITE ONION n. a small eating place where the food is not especially good → 1967 Amer. dial.
► WHITE OWL n. a chamber pot → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WHITE PIZZA n. a pizza that contains cheese but no tomatoes → 1977 Amer. dial.
► WHITES n. 1. amphetamines in general → M20 US drug culture sl.
n. 2. Benzedrine™ tablets → M20 US drug culture sl.
n. 3. in dominoes; 0-0 → 1975
► WHITE SATIN n. gin → 1854 Brit. sl.
► WHITE SHIRT n. 1. a red-headed woodpecker → 1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a high-ranking police officer → 1995 US sl.
n. 3. (as ‘whiteshirt’) a senior prison officer → 1996 UK sl.
n. 4. in roller derby: a skater who plays honourably and is seen as the ‘good guy’, usually from the team designated as the home team → 1999 US sl.
► WHITE SHIT n. cocaine → 1996 UK sl.
► WHITE-SHOE adj. effeminate → 1957 sl., chiefly US, derogatory
n. (as ‘whiteshoe’) a typical Ivy League student → 1980 US sl.
► WHITE SHOES n. white-wall tires → 1978 US sl.
► WHITE SIDEWALLS n. the visible scalp on the side of the head after a short haircut, esp. a military haircut → 1968 US sl.
► WHITESKIN n. in poker: any card ranked ten or lower → 1943 US sl.
► WHITE SLAVE n. a woman engaged in enforced prostitution → 1857 UK
► WHITESOCKS n. a ferocious if tiny mosquito → 1965 US sl.
► WHITE SOP n. gravy made from white meat → 1852 Amer. dial.
► WHITE SPOT ON A WHITE WALL n. an insignificant person, esp. one who calls no attention to himself → 1966 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► WHITE STUFF n. 1. alcohol, esp. illegal whisky → 20C US sl.
n. 2. cocaine → 1908 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. morphine → 1908 sl., chiefly US
► THE WHITE STUFF n. heroin → 1953 sl., orig. US
► WHITE TAPE n. gin → E18 Brit. sl.
► WHITE THUNDER n. thunder at a distance → 1968 Amer. dial.
► WHITE TORNADO n. freebase cocaine  → 1979 US sl.
► WHITE TRASH n. the poor White population of the Southern States of America, and hence, contemptuously, a low-class White person; the class of such people → 1824 Amer. dial.
► WHITE VELVET n. gin → 19C US criminals’ sl.
► WHITE VINEGAR n. cheap white wine → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WHITEWASH n. liquor → 20C US sl.
vb. 1. to make something unsavoury, damaging, etc. seem to be legitimate and acceptable, usually by falsification or concealment; to decontaminate someone’s actions or reputation → 1762 sl.
vb. 2. to win decisively, esp. not permitting the opponent to score → 1851 sl.
vb. 3. to coit a female → 20C Brit. sl.
► WHITEWASHING n. during the winter, when there is snow or ice on the ground, the action of tripping someone over and then getting as many people as possible to gather and kick as much snow/ice/slush over them as possible → 1983 UK playground sl.
► WHITE WHISKY n. illegally made whisky → 1848 Amer. dial.
► WHITE WORM n. an uninfected appendix removed in surgery based on an incorrect diagnosis → 1994 US sl.
► WHITEY ► WHITIE n. 1. a White person; White people collectively → 1921 Amer. dial. chiefly African-American, usually derogatory
n. 2. amphetamines → 1982 US drug culture sl.
n. 3. in pool: the cue ball → 1983 US sl.
► WHITFLOW n. an unnamed or unspecified thing → 1961 sl.
► WHITIKER vb. to whinny, to neigh softly → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WHITING-MOP n. 1. a young whiting → 1701 obs.
n. 2. a fair lass, a pretty girl; a term of endearment for a girl → 1701 obs.
► WHITRIT ► WHITTERIT a weasel → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► WHITTER vb. to talk ramblingly; to speak with annoying lengthiness on trivial matters → 1808 sl., orig. Sc.
► WHITTERISH adj. pale, faded, washed out; applied to clothes which have lost their colour from the effect of the sun or from frequent washing, and are becoming whitish → 1679 Eng. dial.
► WHITTER-WHATTER n. 1. a talkative woman; a chatterer → 19C Sc. obs.
n. 2. chatter; loquacity; trifling conversation → 1808 Sc. obs.
vb. to talk in a low tone → 19C Sc.
► WHITTIE-WHATTIE vb. to speak low or secretly; to mutter, to whisper → 1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► WHITTLE vb. 1. to fuss; to get uneasy; also, to pester, to tease → 1834 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to perform an operation on someone; to perform surgery → 1975 US sl. (Bk.)
► WHITTLED adj. intoxicated with alcohol → L16 Brit. & US
► WHITTLEDY-WHET adj. even, neck and neck, just about equal → 1954 Amer. dial.
► WHITTLE-EE-CUT n. a situation in which a choice must be made between alternatives → 1943 Amer. dial.
► WHITTLE OR CUT n. a situation in which a choice must be made between alternatives → 1943 Amer. dial.
► WHITTLETY-WHET adj. even, neck and neck, just about equal → 1890 Amer. dial.
► WHITTLE WHANGING n. wrangling, quarrelling → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► WHITTLIN’ A WOODEN ASSHOLE FOR MERRY-GO-ROUND HORSES phr. said to a child when he asks “What are you making?” → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WHIZ n. 1. something beautiful or attractive → 1892 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. the practice of picking pockets → 1925 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a pickpocket → 1931 sl., orig. US
n. 4. something excellent → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 5. a fast throw → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 6. an attractive girl → 1942 Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
n. 7. whisky → 1953 US sl.
n. 8. a urinating → 1971 US sl.
vb. 1. to urinate → 1929 US sl.
vb. 2. to go fast → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WHIZ ALONG vb. to go fast → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WHIZ-BANG adv. noisily → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 1. a person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful, superior, etc. → 1915 sl.
n. 2. a very successful performer; an outstanding expert → 1915 sl.
n. 3. a mixture of cocaine and morphine or other drugs → 1933 US drug culture sl.
► WHIZ BITCH n. anything arduous or very disagreeable
► WHIZ OFF vb. to seduce, to go off with a woman in the hope of achieving seduction → 1940 Aust. sl.
► WHIZ-STAND n. a urinal, usually a male urinal → 1971 US sl. (Bk.)
► WHIZZ n. 1. an excellent person or thing → 1908 sl.
n. 2. a skilled person → 1914 sl., orig. US
n. 3. the practice of picking pockets → 1925 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 4. a pickpocket → 1931 sl., orig. US
n. 5. urination → 1971 sl.
n. 6. amphetamine → 1993 sl.
vb. to urinate → 1929 sl.
► WHIZZBANG n. a pretty girl → 1947 US sl.
► WHIZZ BOY n. a pickpocket → 1931 sl., orig. US
► WHIZZER n. 1. something that whizzes; an instrument or toy that makes a whizzing noise when whirled round → 1881 
n. 2. a machine which rotates rapidly and drives out most of the moisture from wet cloth, etc.; a ‘hydro-extractor’ → 1887
n. 3. an excellent person or thing → 1888 sl.
n. 4. a stinging blow → 1890 Eng. dial.
n. 5. anything large of its kind; a falsehood; a glaring untruth → 1892 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a pickpocket → 1925 sl., orig. US
n. 7. a fast throw → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 8. a personal message sent or received in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic → 1959 Aust. (from the telex code for ‘with all my/our love darling’)
n. 9. in poker: a successful play of an inferior hand, or the person playing it → 1988 US sl.
► WHIZZING adv. extremely; unusually → 1909 Amer. dial.
► WHIZZING COLD adj. extremely cold → 1887 Amer. dial.
► WHIZZLE-BRAINED adj. giddy, thoughtless, harebrained → 19C Eng. dial.
► WHIZZ MAN n. a pickpocket → 1932 sl., orig. US
► WHIZZ-MOB n. a gang of pickpockets → 1929 sl.
► WHIZZO adj. excellent → 1948 sl.
int. an exclamation of delight or exultation → 1905 sl.
n. a weapons system operator or officer → 1993 US military sl.
► WHIZZ OFF vb. to seduce, to go off with a woman in the hope of achieving seduction → 1940 Aust. sl.
► WHIZZY adj. dizzy, giddy; confused → 1866 Eng. dial.