Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitestream

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whitestream
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mainstream views or scholarship with a bias toward white people and their history.

verb

To bias toward white people and their history.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"When White people revived the Lindy Hop in the 1990s, it was also processed and commodified. The dance was used to sell whitestream products. […] Black bodies were taken out of the story in order to make the dance profitable to the whitestream."
"In addition to manipulating the curriculum, Native American children were whitestreamed by severely controlling their actions and very closely monitoring their behavior."

Etymology

Blend of white + mainstream.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

whitestreams (present, singular) whitestreaming (participle, present) whitestreamed (participle, past) whitestreamed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

blackstream whitewishing

Questions

What does whitestream mean?: Mainstream views or scholarship with a bias toward white people and their history.
Where does whitestream come from?: Blend of white + mainstream.

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