Meanings
plural Banglawashes
- informalneologismball gamesA whitewash by the Bangladesh national cricket team.
It gave their fans enormous belief, and it also made them hungry for more. For more Banglawashes.
2015 June 24, Agency, “India vs Bangladesh”, in Sunvilla Samachar, year 1, number 151, Ahmedabad, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2015, page 31 more example
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.
2015 June 28, Minhaz Uddin Khan, “Over-enthusiasm undermining Tigers' success”, in Dhaka Tribune, volume 3, number 76, page 26
present singular third person Banglawashes · participle present Banglawashing · participle past Banglawashed · past Banglawashed
- informalball gamesTo whitewash.
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.
2015 June 22, Sandipan Banerjee, “Bangladesh should now get the respect which they truly deserve”, in CricketCountry.com, archived from the original on 22 Aug 20171 more example
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).
2013 November 6, Mazhar Uddin, quoting a fan, “Fans queue overnight for tickets”, in Dhaka Tribune, volume 1, number 223, page 13
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali বাংলাওয়াশ
- বাংলাওয়াশ (baṅlaōẇaś)Translations
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