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tarbrush

American

[tahr-bruhsh] / ˈtɑrˌbrʌʃ /

noun

a brush for applying tar.
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. Black or Asian ancestry.

Etymology

Origin of tarbrush

First recorded in 1705–15; tar ¹ + brush ¹

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