have a lick of the tar brush



have a lick 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 lick of the tar brush.
See also: brush, have, lick, of, tar

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Corinnakə-REEN-ə (English), kə-RIN-ə (English), ko-RI-nah (German)English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
CaomhÁN-Ancient Irish
ConstantineKAHN-stən-teen (English)History
BuckBUKEnglish
Justinajus-TEE-nə (English)English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Late Roman
Bentley['bentli:]