white ants
“Failing sanity or intelligence; esp. in phr. to have white ants, to be eccentric or dotty. 1908–. . . . [From the destructiveness of termites or white ants.]” [Australian]
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
white hat
“A good man; a hero. 1975–”
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
white lightning
“Inferior or illegally distilled whisky. 1921–.”
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
white mule
“A potent colourless alcoholic drink; illegally distilled whisky. 1889–”
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
white stuff
“Morphine, heroin, or cocaine. 1908–”
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
Whitey
“A white person; also, white people collectively. 1942–”
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
yellow-belly
“A coward. 1930–”
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
yellow jack
“Yellow fever. 1836–.”
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
yellow jacket
“A phenobarbitone tablet. 1953–.”
—Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, second edition, 2008.
my veins coursed not with blood but light
“It was then that it happened. As I looked at the setting sun, I was possessed by light. What is given to few men was given to me. I saw the One. I was absorbed by Helios and my veins coursed not with blood but light.
I saw it all. I saw the simplicity at the heart of creation.”
—Gore Vidal, Julian, 1964.