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whitewasher

whitewasher

6.9
A team that wins every game in a series
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪtˌwɔʃər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : equipo invicto
  • The visiting team were whitewashers, winning every match in the three-game series without conceding a point.

Examples

  • No one expected the underdogs to become whitewashers by sweeping the finals.

  • After their flawless performance, the press called them the tournament's whitewashers.

  • The team was a complete whitewasher this season.

  • In the finals, the whitewashers dominated their opponents.

  • The visiting team were whitewashers, winning every match in the three-game series without conceding a point.

  • After their flawless performance, the press called them the tournament's whitewashers.

  • No one expected the underdogs to become whitewashers by sweeping the finals.

Synonyms

clean sweep
vswhitewasher
  • Informal
5 3.6

A full success when someone wins everything or makes a complete change

refers specifically to a side winning every game in a series

How Complete

whitewasher
  • Jargon
6.9
blowout
  • Informal
23 3.7
winner
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

whitewasher singular
whitewashers plural

Morphology

whitewasher = whitewash (semi-transparent) = white + wash + er

The sports sense ('a team that wins every match') is an extension of the figurative use of 'whitewash' (to defeat completely); the link to literal 'white' + 'wash' is not obvious without knowledge of the idiom.

Etymology

Whitewasher in sport also comes from whitewash, with the idea of 'making completely clean' or leaving nothing behind. So a team called a whitewasher is one that 'wins every game' and gives the opponent nothing.