maple-wash

A form of maplewash — the misleading use of Canadian symbols, claims, or associations to exaggerate the Canadian origin, ownership, content, or character of a product, business, or service.

Meanings

verbmaple-wash (third-person singular simple present maple-washes, present participle maple-washing, simple past and past participle maple-washed)

present singular third person maple-washes · participle present maple-washing · participle past maple-washed · past maple-washed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of maplewash.
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APA

maple-wash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maple-wash

MLA

“maple-wash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maple-wash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maple-wash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maple-wash.

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