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
Roselle-French (Rare)
Sosimoso-SEE-moSpanish
CassidyKAS-i-deeEnglish (Modern)
AdelheidAH-del-hiet (German), AH-dəl-hiet (Dutch)German, Dutch
Rufinus-Ancient Roman
Issur-Yiddish