English Explanatory Dictionary

maplewashing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tendency for Canada and its history, culture, and politics to be idealized or sanitized, especially in relation to its neighbour the United States.

Word forms

maplewashing maple-washing maple washing

Etymology

From maple + -wash + -ing, after the model of greenwashing etc. Reportedly coined by writer Luke Savage in 2016.

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