Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sportswash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sportswash
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use sporting events to improve a polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.

noun

An incidence of sportswashing

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sports + -wash.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sportswashes (present, singular) sportswashing (participle, present) sportswashed (participle, past) sportswashed (past) sportswashes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sportswashed sportswashing greenwash pinkwash purplewash whitewash

Questions

What does sportswash mean?
To use sporting events to improve a polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.
Where does sportswash come from?
From sports + -wash.

How to pronounce sportswash

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sportswash”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “sportswash”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “sportswash” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.