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
FranjoFRAH-nyoCroatian, Serbian
Mehmood-Urdu
Cavan-English
Ness (1)NESIrish Mythology
Rexannerek-SANEnglish (Rare)
Brutus-Ancient Roman