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Whitewashed
WHITEWASHED
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Definition 2024
whitewashed
whitewashed
English
Verb
whitewashed
- simple past tense and past participle of whitewash
Adjective
whitewashed (comparative more whitewashed, superlative most whitewashed)
- Of or pertaining to a fence or wall that has been painted with the temporary paint whitewash.
- Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.
- (acting) Portrayed by a Caucasian actor but was scripted to be African, Asian, or of another race.
- (pejorative) Looking Caucasian, but is actually African, Asian, or of another race; Caucasianized.