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BLACKWASHING
Etymology
Noun
blackwashing (uncountable)
(pejorative) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
(pejorative) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
Antonyms
• (vile): whitewashing
Verb
blackwashing
present participle of blackwash
Source: Wiktionary
BLACKWASH
Black" wash` or Black"wash, n.
1. (Med.)
Definition: A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.
2. A wash that blackens, as opposed to whitewash; hence, figuratively, calumny. To remove as far as he can the modern layers of black wash, and let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen. C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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