"pinkwash" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: pinkwashes [present, singular, third-person], pinkwashing [participle, present], pinkwashed [participle, past], pinkwashed [past]
Etymology: pink + -wash. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pink|wash}} pink + -wash Head templates: {{en-verb}} pinkwash (third-person singular simple present pinkwashes, present participle pinkwashing, simple past and past participle pinkwashed)
  1. To cover in a coat of pink paint.
    Sense id: en-pinkwash-en-verb-l8ufjxlu
  2. To promote consumer goods and services using support of breast cancer-related charities. Categories (topical): Oncology
    Sense id: en-pinkwash-en-verb-wxGkXJa8 Disambiguation of Oncology: 0 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -wash Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 72 25 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 74 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 74 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wash: 12 61 27
  3. (LGBT) To tout the gay-friendliness of something in an attempt to downplay or soften aspects of it considered negative. Categories (topical): LGBT Translations (to tout the gay-friendliness of something in an attempt to downplay or soften aspects of it considered negative): (dezinformációval) melegbarátnak állít be (Hungarian), melegbarát látszatot kelt (ve dezinformál) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-pinkwash-en-verb-7Of0FX~t Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality Disambiguation of 'to tout the gay-friendliness of something in an attempt to downplay or soften aspects of it considered negative': 1 5 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: purplewashing

Inflected forms

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