Banglawash

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English

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Noun

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Banglawash (plural Banglawashes)

  1. (cricket, informal) A whitewash by the Bangladesh national cricket team.
    • 2015 June 24, Agency, “India vs Bangladesh”, in Sunvilla Samachar[2], year 1, number 151, Ahmedabad, archived from the original on 2015-12-01, page 3:
      It gave their fans enormous belief, and it also made them hungry for more. For more Banglawashes.
    • 2015 June 28, Minhaz Uddin Khan, “Over-enthusiasm undermining Tigers' success”, in Dhaka Tribune, volume 3, number 76, page 26:
      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.

Translations

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Verb

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Banglawash (third-person singular simple present Banglawashes, present participle Banglawashing, simple past and past participle Banglawashed)

  1. (cricket, informal, of the Bangladesh national cricket team) To whitewash.

References

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  1. ^ “'We have to be realistic'”, in The Daily Star[1], 2015 January 30, archived from the original on 2015-06-29