blackwash

/ (ˈblækˌwɒʃ) /

verb (tr)

informal to present (someone or something) in the worst possible light

Nearby words

blacktip shark, blacktongue, blacktop, blacktown, blackwall hitch, blackwash, blackwater, blackwater fever, blackwater rafting, blackweed, blackwell

Word Origin for blackwash

C21: coined as an opposite to whitewash

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