Colloquial Variant guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen, usually of the genera Vespula or Dolichovespula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A capsule of pentobarbital sodium (or sometimes other barbiturates), especially when used as a recreational drug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Synonyms: canary
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of yellow vest (“member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: yellow vest
Antonyms: none provided
noun
small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: yellow hornet, Vespula maculifrons
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hornet
noun
a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: barbiturate
History
From yellow + jacket. * (pentobarbital sodium): Named after the yellow capsule of the Nembutal brand.
Across languages
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