white lightning


white lightning

n. Chiefly Southern US See moonshine.

moon•shine

(ˈmunˌʃaɪn)

n. 1. Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, esp. illicitly distilled corn liquor. 2. empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense. 3. moonlight. [1375–1425; late Middle English mone schyne]

White lightning

A term sometimes used when referring to bootleg or home-distilled whiskey.