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
Roxanerok-SAHN (French), rahk-SAN (English)French, English, Ancient Greek
Hills[hilz]
MyraMIE-rəEnglish
Haraldr-Ancient Scandinavian
Ioana-Romanian, Bulgarian
Rebeccarə-BEK-ə (English), re-BEK-kah (Italian)English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin