Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banglawash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: banglawash
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whitewash by the Bangladesh national cricket team.

Informal

verb

Informal

Example Sentences

"It gave their fans enormous belief, and it also made them hungry for more. For more Banglawashes."
"Even though the spectators want nothing less than a Banglawash in the ODIs and T20Is, the reality is a bit different. Against a formidable side like South Africa, the chances of that happening is very low."
"The Tigers have made us proud by defeating the Black Caps in seven ODIs in a row and Banglawashed them once again in the three match ODI series yesterday at Fatullah (Sunday)."
"After 'Banglawashing' Pakistan, Bangladesh have now thrashed India to win their three-match One-Day International (ODI) series 2-0 with one match to go."

Etymology

From Bangla + wash. Coined in October 2010 by commentator Athar Ali Khan, who used the term to describe a 4–0 victory against New Zealand.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Banglawashes (plural) Banglawashes (present, singular) Banglawashing (participle, present) Banglawashed (participle, past) Banglawashed (past)

Questions

What does banglawash mean?: A whitewash by the Bangladesh national cricket team.
Where does banglawash come from?: From Bangla + wash. Coined in October 2010 by commentator Athar Ali Khan, who used the term to describe a 4–0 victory against New Zealand.

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