blackwash

/ (ˈblækˌwɒʃ) /

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verb (tr)

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

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Word Origin for blackwash

C21: coined as an opposite to whitewash

Words nearby blackwash

black vomit, black vulture, Blackwall hitch, black walnut, Black Warrior River, blackwash, Black Watch, blackwater, blackwater fever, blackwater rafting, black wattle

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