whitelash

noun
/ˈ(h)waɪtlæʃ/

Etymology

Blend of white + backlash.

  1. inherited from *laskô
  2. inherited from lashe
  3. prefixed as backlash — “back- + lash
  4. compounded as whitelash — “white + backlash

Definitions

  1. A backlash by white people against other ethnicities.

    • This was the blacklash. The whitelash came, too, and blood flowed in the streets.
    • There are four ‘whitelash’ bills currently before Congress, designed to seriously undermine Native American rights [and] sovereignty, and treaty land.
    • for more on 'whitelash' reactions to militant black writing.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whitelash. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA