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yellow jacket
noun
: a small flying insect that has yellow marks on its body and that can sting you
Full Definition of YELLOW JACKET
1
: any of various small yellow-marked vespid wasps (especially genus Vespula) that commonly nest in the ground and can sting repeatedly and painfully
2
slang : pentobarbital especially in a yellow capsule
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1796
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yellow jacket
noun
Definition of YELLOW JACKET for Kids
: a small wasp with yellow markings that usually nests in colonies in the ground and can sting repeatedly and painfully
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yellow jacket
noun
Medical Definition of YELLOW JACKET
1
: any of various yellow-marked social wasps (especially genus Vespula of the family Vespidae) that usually nest in the ground, aggressively defend their nests, and can sting repeatedly and painfully
2
slang : pentobarbital especially in a yellow capsule—usually used in plural
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