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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| yellow jacket | noun | 1) general 2) slang | 1) extremely common 2) only used among the recreational drug culture | 1) No 2) Language dealing with recreational drugs is not consider proper in the USA today. |
| Meaning: | ||||
| 1)
a small yellow type of wasp which usually builds its nest in the ground,
and, unlike a bee, can painfully sting repeatedly 2) the drug pentobarbital which often comes in a yellow capsule | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| 1) He was walking barefoot
by his pool, and stepped on a yellow
jacket. 2) Hey, bro, if the man catches you with those yellow jackets, he's gonna toss you in the slammer. Plain English of the above slang: Hey, friend, if the police find you carrying those pentobarbital containing drugs, he is going to put you in jail. | ||||
| Note: both of these can be dangerous and have painful consequences. | ||||