straightwash
straightwash · straightwashes · straightwashed · straightwashing
To interpret or present a queer figure, relationship, or situation as exclusively…To interpret or present a queer figure, relationship, or situation as exclusively heterosexual.
Meaning
1 sensesTo interpret or present a queer figure, relationship, or situation as exclusively heterosexual.
Origin
From straight + wash, by analogy with pinkwash.From straight + wash, by analogy with pinkwash.
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Forms
straightwashes, straightwashing, straightwashed, straightwashed| Base form | straightwash · to straightwash |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | straightwashes |
| Present participle | straightwashing |
| Past simple | straightwashed |
| Past participle | straightwashed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.