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white-collar
- adj., refined, smooth, suave; having the quality of sophistication and grace. Derives from the business-world expression white collar, executive level businessmen (whose shirts typically have white collars appropriate for suits).
The way you asked her for a date was white-collar.
Last edited on Jan 31 2003. Submitted by Rich V. from Tucson, AZ, USA on Jan 31 2003.
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white-collar crime
- non-violent crime committed usually in business circumstances, e.g. fraud and insider trading.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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white-collar job
- an office job.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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white elephant
- an unprofitable investment.
Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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white hat
noun
- person who engages in computer security breaching for the purpose of finding problems to fix before another party (BLACK HAT) can maliciously exploit them.
Last edited on Aug 30 2003. Submitted by Morgan D. from Seattle, WA, USA on Aug 30 2003.
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white Paki
- Any east European immigrant
Last edited on Oct 20 2012. Submitted by thisolgit from Devon, UK on Oct 20 2012.
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white stain
noun
- a semen stain.
Last edited on May 01 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 01 2010.
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white trash 
noun - uncountable
- poor, uneducated Caucasians. They live in filth (e.g. rusting cars and old kitchen appliances fill the front yard,) they are poorly educated, they don't care about their appearance (e.g. they are poorly groomed and overweight, wear dirty and tattered clothes,) etc. Though "white trash" can live anywhere, they are indigenous to the Midwestern and southern United States.
90% of my school is white trash.
Citation from "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?", Family Guy (TV), Season 3 Episode 14 (2001) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: rural dweller.
Last edited on Nov 03 2011. Submitted by Sarah C. from OH, USA on Mar 15 1998.
- people of any socioeconomic status or education level, but who live in squalor.
- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by Kerri L. from Southfield, MI 48034, USA on Aug 20 2008.
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whitewash
verb - transitive
- of misdeeds or misfortune, to minimize their severity.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lie.
Last edited on Mar 22 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
- to cover up errors.
Citation from "Bonds Wait for Credible Plan", California Rail News, April 2011 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to lie.
Last edited on Jul 06 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 06 2011.
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whitey
noun
- a Caucasian person. Racist.
Citation from "Roger Codger", American Dad! (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2005) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 06 2010.
verb - intransitive
- To have a bad reaction to drugs or food. Could involve passing out, vomiting. Derived from the pale complexion of those who "whitey."
Man, Jason whitied again.
Last edited on Oct 28 2010. Submitted by Sam B. from Cors Fochno, Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion SY24 5, UK on Oct 21 2004.
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