brownwash
English
Etymology
Blend of brown (“best colour to cover up dirt”) + whitewash.
Verb
brownwash (third-person singular simple present brownwashes, present participle brownwashing, simple past and past participle brownwashed)
- (rare) To rebrand, cover up or divert attention from amoral, illicit or criminal activities by establishing partnerships or connections with legitimate, value-based organizations e.g. NGOs.
- Company Y are brownwashing when they say they are partners with child rights NGO Y, yet employ child labor in their factories in Country Z.
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