whitestream

noun

Etymology

Blend of white + mainstream.

  1. derived from *srew-
  2. inherited from *srowmos
  3. inherited from *straumaz
  4. inherited from *straum
  5. inherited from strēam
  6. inherited from streem
  7. compounded as mainstream — “main + stream
  8. compounded as whitestream — “white + mainstream

Definitions

  1. Mainstream views or scholarship with a bias toward white people and their history.

  2. To bias toward white people and their history.

    • In addition to manipulating the curriculum, Native American children were whitestreamed by severely controlling their actions and very closely monitoring their behavior.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whitestream. 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