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
JaylonJAY-lənAfrican American (Modern)
ZbygnĚV-Czech (Archaic)
Hewitt['hju:it]
Simcha-Hebrew
Elizabetael-eez-ah-BET-ah (Croatian)Slovene, Croatian
Terry (2)TER-eeEnglish