Definitions by bback

white van 

An obvious but false lead. White vans are usually associated with deviate activity so it is easy to point to a white van when something happens. For example, during the Washington DC sniper shootings, authorities were looking for a (DUH) white van when the culprits were in a Maroon Chevy Caprice

The white van they pulled over at midnight turned out to be a plumber on an emergency call. The real perps got away in their purple Scion.

I traced the person you told me stole my books but your lead was a ginormous white van.

white van by bback December 1, 2007