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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
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they whitewashed their opponents - other common/slang verbs to designate one's easy win

Hi,

The US hockey squad whitewashed the Russians in overtime yesterday Emotion: wink

What other (slang) verbs can be used for to whitewash in this and similar context?

= complete defeat
= more than just a comfortable win
etc.etc.

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Hi. org/wiki/Whitewash_%28sport%29 .

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  • org/wiki/Whitewash_%28sport%29 .
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This means the losing team didn't score in overtime. Other terms for this:

blanked
shutout
held scoreless
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AnonymousThis means the losing team didn't score in overtime. Other terms for this:blankedshutoutheld scoreless
Thanks, Anon!

I am a little confused here...

Imagine a hockey(or soccer) game between Team A and Team B.
I "don't care" whether Team A has beaten Team B by 10 goals to nil or 20 to 1. It would be a complete defeat
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MUSCOVITEWhat other (slang) verbs can be used for to whitewash in this and similar context?
Showing my age, this one is probably obsolete, but used to be popular:
We really clobbered 'em!

Team A outshone team B. prompted by your last post ("outplayed" is probably not slang)

(not exactly he
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Thank you, Avangi!
The terms you suggested seem to work just fine!
AvangiWe really clobbered 'em!
This one is exactly what I was looking for!
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The US hcokey squad totally creamed/thrashed the Russians yesterday!
Americans wiped the floor with Russians in yesterday's ice hockey game!
Russian were trounced 10-0 by the Americans.
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Very vigorous language!
to cream sb - to thrash sb - to trounce - GREAT!

and finally the real coup de grace for the ****** Russians - to wipe the floor with them
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Oh these words are not meant to be offensive! Nowadays Russians speak English too and if one talks to any of them, one'll realise that they are not much different from people all over the world. They can be your good friends too!
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Hiya11Oh these words are not meant to be offensive!
Of course they are not! You dont need to "explain yourself" ... I was just kidding :-)
Hiya11they are not much different from people all over the world.
Right you are!!! We are NOT much different from other human beings

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