white knowledge
n.— «My friend Alexai describes the existance of a certain white knowledge that everyone has, but doesn’t know where they got it.» —“Pacific NW Clio sites” by Cassady Toles Unknown Armies RPG Mailing List Sept. 25, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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