Meanings
verbpurplewash (third-person singular simple present purplewashes, present participle purplewashing, simple past and past participle purplewashed)
present singular third person purplewashes · participle present purplewashing · participle past purplewashed · past purplewashed
- transitiveTo associate with feminism publicly to cover up actual non-feminist or anti-feminist goals.
Origin
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APA
purplewash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purplewash
MLA
“purplewash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purplewash. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purplewash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purplewash.
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