have a lick of the tar brush

have a lick of the tar brush

dated ethnic slur To be of mixed race, such that one's skin is darker than that of a person with only white ancestry. My racist aunt refuses to vote for someone who has a lick of the tar brush.
See also: brush, have, lick, of, tar
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • have a touch of the tar brush
  • touch of the tar brush
  • twinkie
  • ace boon-coon
  • come to a climax
  • climax
  • bring (something) to a climax
  • change places with
  • change places with (one)
  • change sides