touch of the tar brush



touch of the tar brush

dated ethnic slur 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, of, tar, touch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HelmaHEL-mahGerman, Dutch
Marjana-Slovene, Croatian
PearlPURLEnglish
KirKEERRussian
Atterbury['ætəbəri]
TiarnÁN-Irish