touch of the tarbrush
touch of the tarbrush is the alternative form of touch of the tar brush.
Meaning of touch of the tar brush
Noun
touch of the tar brush (plural touches of the tar brush)
- Real or suspected African or Asian distant ancestry in a person of predominantly Caucasian ancestry; mixed racial heritage (e.g. Afro-Caribbean or, to a lesser extent, South Asian in background or appearance).
- She was quite young—not more than about twenty-five—and sort of dark and slinky-looking, if you know what I mean. Quite nice-looking in a kind of way, but rather as though she might have what my mother used to call "a touch of the tar-brush."1936, Agatha Christie, Murder in Mesopotamia, page 30
- Synonyms:
- lick of the tarbrush
Forms of touch of the tarbrush
| plural | touches of the tarbrush |
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Questions about touch of the tarbrush
- What is touch of the tarbrush the alternative form of?
- Touch of the tarbrush is the alternative form of touch of the tar brush.
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