have a touch of the tar brush



have a touch of the tar brush

dated ethnic slur To be of mixed race, such that one's skin is darker than that of a person with only white ancestry. My racist aunt refuses to vote for someone who has a touch of the tar brush.
See also: brush, have, of, tar, touch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bartolomeo-Italian
Baldrey['bɔ:ldri]
Adwoa-Western African, Akan
Dias['di:əs]
Selene[si'li:ni]
Joaquinahwah-KEE-nahSpanish