blackwash

English

Etymology

black +‎ wash

Noun

blackwash (plural blackwashes)

1. (slang) (New Zealand) a whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team (also known as a blackout)
2. (slang) (cricket) a whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team
3. (medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
4. (slang, mining) public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.