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
Luljeta-Albanian
Eose-aws (Ancient Greek), EE-aws (English)Greek Mythology
Tuba-Arabic, Turkish
GeraintGE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English)Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Ablett['æblit]
Adalheidis-Ancient Germanic