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Definition of whitewash
whitewash
verb - transitive
- of misdeeds or misfortune, to minimize their severity.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lie.
Last edited on Mar 22 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
- to cover up errors.
Citation from "Bonds Wait for Credible Plan", California Rail News, April 2011 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to lie.
Last edited on Jul 06 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 06 2011.
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| Definitions include: to lie to. | |
| Definitions include: to tell a different lie when covering up something. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to; deceive. | |
| Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else. | |
| Definitions include: a replacement word for fuck. | |
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| Definitions include: bashful exclamation. | |
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