yellow jacket

1. (US) A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen, usually of the genera Vespula or Dolichovespula.
2. (slang) A capsule of pentobarbital sodium (or sometimes other barbiturates), especially when used as a recreational drug.
3. Synonym of yellow vest (“member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018”).

Etymology

From yellow + jacket.
* (pentobarbital sodium): Named after the yellow capsule of the Nembutal brand.

Synonyms

wasp

hornet

pentobarbital

yellow hornet

Vespula maculifrons

bee

🐝

Nembutal

pentobarbital sodium

Translations

fenobarbital

Hummel

guêpe

Vespula maculifrons

Pentobarbital

pentobarbital