white label

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white label

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US, 20th century. Originally used for musical vinyl records whose labels had been torn off or covered with a white label by competing DJs to conceal which records they were using.

adjective white-label

not comparable Being a generically manufactured product, rebranded with the marketer's or retailer's trade dress: synonym of private label.
not comparable Unbranded; being a brand name product which has had a white label applied to remove branding so that it can be resold for cheaper without undercutting the value of the brand.
not comparable Being a vinyl record with a white label or white background (rather than artwork), typically used for test records or promotion. 2014, Chris Cunningham, quoted in Piers Martin, Aphex Twin: ‘His music is a perfect mix of mystery and adrenaline’ (in The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/19/aphex-twin-richard-james-bjork-ian-rankin I started going to the record exchange in Camden two or three times a week to l

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@misc{white_label_2026,
  title = {white label},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20label},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}