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[Verb] | "white*wash" | \ ˈ(h)wīt-ˌwȯsh \
1: to whiten with whitewash
2: to gloss over or cover up (something, such as a record of criminal behavior)
3: to exonerate (someone) by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
Origin: 1591 ;
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[Noun] | "whitewash"
1: a liquid composition for whitening a surface: such as
2: a preparation for whitening the skin
3: a composition (as of lime and water or whiting, size, and water) for whitening structural surfaces
Origin: circa 1584 ;
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[Verb] | "whitewash"
1: to dismiss as of little importance;
* e.g., " ... refused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truth "
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2: to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses;
* e.g., " ... don't try to whitewash your rudeness by claiming that you were having a bad day "
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: A term that now has also come to refer to the entertainment industry's attempt at making ethnic characters more appealing to the white, money-spending masses by making exotic characters less ethnic and more "white."
* e.g., ... Isn't Chun Li supposed to be 100% Chinese? Why did Hollywood totally whitewash her and cast a half-asian actress to play her in that horrible new Street Fighter movie??
Thanks to commercial whitewashing, every token "black" girl on tv has become a light skinned black girl. This does not bode well for dark skinned black actresses.
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: to win decisively, especially before the other side can achieve a single goal
to make something undesirable, damaging seem legitimate or acceptable, usually by falsification or concealment
* e.g., ... They Just whitewashed the election.
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: (n., v., or adj.) A process or result or act: when a person who is considered a minority adopts a lifestyle (including speech, mannerisms, clothing, etc.) that is attributed secludedly to those of European descent, white people.
* e.g., ... She is whitewashed.
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: A term used, apparently, only where it snows. A whitewash is when you grab somebody by the back of the head, usually when wrestling, and rub their face into the snow. This is a technique primarily used during snowball fights. Made better when the whitewashee bleeds. Distant relative: the swirly.
* e.g., ... Dude, AJ face-planted while boarding today, and Chris whitewashed him on the bunny hill!!
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: It basically means to let go of your nationality and acting in ways "white".
* e.g., ... Wow she just came to this country yet she doesn't have the slightest accent and rocks our style! She is soo whitewash.
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: When a college basketball team of lesser talent inserts five small white guys against a stronger, more athletic team. special thanks to ESPN's Bill Simmons
* e.g., ... Man, Bucknell totally whitewashed Kansas for the upset
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: An individual who is of North American of minority ethnicity who shares displays similar speech patterns as well as common taste and fashion as American Whites.
* e.g., ... "Vashni is from India but she has, like no accent at all. And omigod! Look at those sandals with the socks she's wearing! Damn, she is like totally whitewashed."
[ "whitewash" ]
2: Such symptoms of a person who is whitewashed include the use of the word "like" as every other word, extensive wardrobe collection of Abercrombie & Fitch, a love of indie rock, and vulgar displays of cockblocking.
* e.g., ... "I asked that fool Eric if he was coming to the Kwanzaa party and he said no, he had tickets to see The All American Rejects...what a whitewashed chump!"
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: to cum all over a place, person or thing.
* e.g., ... Vijay whitewashed ludhiana.
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: Its basically any race that isn't white, Idolizing white ways and or customs. Whites can also be whitewashed, bascially meaning they're extremely "White". etc...
* e.g., ... whitewash: like, OMG...
[ "whitewash" ]
2: You'll know one , when you see one.
[ "whitewash" ]
3: Example: Certain EMO's , ditsy blonde chicks/talk. etc...
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[ "whitewash" ]
1: Term used often in northern states, it's the action of rubbing a handful of snow in someone elses face, hard. Whitewashes can also be done by shoving their head into the ground and making them eat snow. Usually it's a significant end of a snowball fight.
* e.g., ... I was kicking his ass in the snowball fight, so I just whitewashed him and left.
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