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blackwash

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /blˈækwɑːʃ/
    • /blˈakwɒʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /blˈækwɑːʃ/

Definitions of blackwash word

  • verb blackwash to present (someone or something) in the worst possible light 3
  • noun blackwash (Slang) (New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team. 0
  • noun blackwash (Slang) (cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984. 0
  • noun blackwash (medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater. 0
  • noun blackwash (Slang) (mining) public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes. 0
  • verb blackwash (Transitive Verb) To villainize, to present in a damaging light. 0

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Parts of speech for Blackwash

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blackwash popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

blackwash usage trend in Literature

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