whitewashing
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whitewashing
Where it comes from
From whitewash + -ing.
noun whitewashings
- The application of whitewash.
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The effacement of errors or bad actions.
Some persons are sincerely incapable of understanding that to denounce mud slinging does not mean the endorsement of whitewashing; and both the interested individuals who need whitewashing and those others who practice mud slinging like to encourage such confusion of ideas.
Similar: whitewash
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The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of non-whites in an event and focusing on only white participation.
While whitewashing remains a modern problem, it has a long history in American film: In the very first Hollywood movie, 1910’s In Old California, white actors played non-white roles.
Opposite: blackwashing
verb
- present participle and gerund of whitewash
Translations
Talk about this word "whitewashing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whitewashing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whitewashing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whitewashing "whitewashing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whitewashing.Cite this
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title = {whitewashing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitewashing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
