Banglawash

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

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

Translations

• Bengali: বাংলাওয়াশ (bn) (baṅlaōẇaś)

Verb

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.
   • 2013 November 6, Mazhar Uddin, quoting a fan, “Fans queue overnight for tickets”, in Dhaka Tribune, volume 1, number 223, page 13:

     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).

   • 2015 June 22, Sandipan Banerjee, “Bangladesh should now get the respect which they truly deserve”, in CricketCountry.com‎^[3], archived from the original on 2017-08-22:

     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.