race card



*race card

Cliché the issue of race magnified and injected into a situation which might otherwise be non-racial. (Typically: deal ~; play ~; use ~.) At the last minute, the opposition candidate played the race card and lost the election for himself.
See also: card, race

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ayla (1)-Hebrew
LemminkÄInen-Finnish Mythology
Salah Al-Din-Arabic
Belle[bel]
Primus-Late Roman
Anupama-Indian, Hindi