yellow jacket
A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen, usually…A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen, usually of the genera Vespula or Dolichovespula.
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Meaning
3 senses(US)A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen, usually of the genera Vespula or Dolichovespula.
(slang)A capsule of pentobarbital sodium (or sometimes other barbiturates), especially when used as a recreational drug.
Synonym of yellow vest (“member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018”).
- small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
- a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
Examples
7 sentencesWhy is Tom wearing a yellow jacket?
Hornets are bigger than yellow jackets.
Yellow jackets are more aggressive than hornets.
I got stung by a yellow jacket.
There's a nest of yellow jackets under the door.
Origin
From yellow + jacket.From yellow + jacket.
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Forms
plural: yellow jacketsSynonyms
7 synonyms- small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground:yellow hornetVespula maculifrons
- a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic:pentobarbital sodiumpentobarbitalNembutal