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black mist

black mist noun: political corruption.

Noun

black mist (plural black mists)

  1. (Japan) Political corruption.
    • It does not mean the facts described in the book actually exist in Japan too. Yet there is no end to the black mists that becloud horse racing, fixers, illegal bookies, and public nuisances created by horse racing.1976, Japan Quarterly, volume 23, page 225
    • The “black mists” of Japan did not die with Yoshio Kodama. In the spirit of the late kuromaku, questionable payments and mob connections still stretch far and wide among Japan's elected officials […]2012, David E. Kaplan, Alec Dubro, Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld, page 97

Forms of black mist

pluralblack mists

Origin of black mist

Calque of Japanese 黒い霧

Questions about black mist

What does black mist mean?
Black mist means political corruption.
What part of speech is black mist?
Black mist is a noun.
What is the plural of black mist?
The plural of black mist is black mists.

Words near black mist in the dictionary

  1. black MIDI
  2. black mirror
  3. Black Mirror-esque
  4. Black Mirroresque
  5. black mirrors
  6. black mist
  7. black mists
  8. Black Monday
  9. black money
  10. black mongo
  11. Black Monk

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