white stuff

Frozen flakes falling

White stuff is an informal, deliberately vague term for any pale or whitish substance, with meaning entirely dependent on context.

It most commonly refers to snow We got three inches of the white stuff overnight, but can also mean cocaine, semen, or various mundane substances like mayonnaise, cream, or toothpaste.

The phrase functions as a casual placeholder when the speaker assumes the listener knows what's meant, or when avoiding a more explicit term.

Related

milk teeth · snow · fresh snow · frost · cocaine · spider silk · flour · powder · sugar · semen · talcum powder · marshmallow · chalk · heroin · salt · ice · blizzard · egg whites

Opposites
precipitation type

white stuffrain

Water dropping from clouds

rainfall · downpour · drizzle · sleet · showers

color/visual appearance

white stuffblack

Darkest possible hue

dark · darkness · black ice · mud · dirt

seasonal association

white stuffgreen grass

Emerald-colored lawn covering

greenery · green · summer heat · sunshine · warm weather

Family

white, stuff, whiten, whitish, whiter, whiteness, whitened, whitest, whitening

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG