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
Hughes[hju:z]
Niels (2)NEELSDutch
SluaghadhÁN-Ancient Irish
Chingis-Mongolian
Carolineka-ro-LEEN (French), KER-ə-lien (English), KER-ə-lin (English), KAR-ə-lien (English), KAR-ə-lin (English)French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Aldrich['ɔ:ldritʃ]