touch of the tar brush
Definitions
Real or suspected African or Asian distant ancestry in a person of predominantly Caucasian ancestry; mixed racial heritage (e.g. Afro-Caribbean or, to a lesser extent, South Asian in background or appearance).
Examples
“She was quite young—not more than about twenty-five—and sort⟳ of dark and slinky-looking, if you know⟳ what I mean⟳. Quite nice-looking in a kind of way, but rather as though she might have⟳ what my mother used to call⟳ "a touch⟳ of the tar-brush."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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