-wash

See also: wash, Wash, WASH, and Wash.

English

Etymology

From whitewash.

Suffix

-wash

1. (informal) An overwhelming victory by a team or entity of the colour specified; often a clean sweep.
   • 2016 June 21, Andrew Webster, Roy Masters, Steve Mascord, Phil Lutton, Brad Walter, with Barrett, Chris, Pengilly, Adam, Proszenko, Adrian, and Chammas, Michael, “State of Origin 2016: Who the experts are tipping in game two”, in The Sydney Morning Herald‎^[1]:

     A Maroonwash will be two-thirds complete on a fast track at Suncorp.

   • 2017 December 28, “Myanmar's newsmakers of 2017”, in Frontier Myanmar‎^[2]:

     So many were delighted when he was unceremoniously turfed from office in the 2015 redwash, with his USDP losing every single seat in the region.

   • 2018 July 11, Dan Liebke, “The Liebke Ratings: State of Origin 3”, in The Roar‎^[3]:

     To achieve a bluewash for the first time in a thousand years? Quite the incentive for Brad Fittler’s Baby Blues.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -wash

Anagrams

• Shaw, Wahs, haws, shaw, shwa, wahs