White-ant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: White-ant is a verb meaning (Australia, colloquial) To bring down from within; to undermine.
Meaning
(Australia, colloquial) To bring down from within; to undermine.
Example Sentences
The white-anting of ATSIC has been brought about by the usual suspects.
If someone undermines you at work you might say they were "white-anting" you.
In May 1947, Clark ‘debated’ Edmunds on ABC Radio, the topic: ‘Is communism white-anting our education system?’—a clear invitation for violent disagreement.
The left was divided between the ALP Club, slowly being white-anted by supporters of the DLP, and a Labour or Socialist Club which disgraced the labour movement by its extremism.
Word Forms
- white-ants
- white-anting
- white-anted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underwork, subvert, abate, adaunt, whelm, underroot.
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