Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black mist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: black- mist
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Political corruption.

Example Sentences

"It does not mean the facts described in the book actually exist in Japan too. Yet there is no end to the black mists that becloud horse racing, fixers, illegal bookies, and public nuisances created by horse racing."
"The “black mists” of Japan did not die with Yoshio Kodama. In the spirit of the late kuromaku, questionable payments and mob connections still stretch far and wide among Japan's elected officials […]"

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 黒い霧

Inflected Forms

black mists (plural)

Questions

What does black mist mean?: Political corruption.
Where does black mist come from?: Calque of Japanese 黒い霧

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