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Banglawash
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English
Etymology
From en Bangla + en wash. Coined in October 2010 by commentator Athar Ali Khan, who used the term to describe a New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2010–11 4–0 victory against New Zealand.'We have to be realistic' The Daily Star (Bangladesh) The Daily Star https://www.thedailystar.net/we-have-to-be-realistic-62355 Jan 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629221009/https://www.thedailystar.net/we-have-to-be-realistic-62355 2015-06-29
Noun
en cricket informal neologism A whitewash by the Bangladesh national cricket team.
en https://web.archive.org/web/20151201045654/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-bangladesh-done-and-dusted-just-a-sweep-to-go/ https://issuu.com/sunvillasamacharenglishdaily/docs/ss_eng_24-06-2015/3 3 India vs Bangladesh It gave their fans enormous belief, and it also made them hungry for more. For more Banglawashes. Agency https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-bangladesh-done-and-dusted-just-a-sweep-to-go/ 2015-06-24 Sunvilla Samachar year 1 151 w:Ahmedabad
en Jun 28 2015 http://web.archive.org/web/20221223082127/https://archive.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2015/06/27/over-enthusiasm-undermining-tigers-success https://issuu.com/dhakatribune/docs/150627200106-974ef4948e0848c1b4c6045528a22d04/26 26 Over-enthusiasm undermining Tigers' success Minhaz Uddin Khan 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. w:Dhaka Tribune 3 76
Translations
Bengali: bn বাংলাওয়াশ
Verb
en cricket informal of the Bangladesh national cricket team To whitewash.
en 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). Mazhar Uddin a fan 13 https://issuu.com/dhakatribune/docs/131105212631-c83b2ee9a4654bc8ba9f79bd9ddba3fb/13 w:Dhaka Tribune 1 223 Fans queue overnight for tickets https://web.archive.org/web/20221223182139/https://archive.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/11/05/fans-queue-overnight-for-tickets Nov 6 2013
en 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. Bangladesh should now get the respect which they truly deserve CricketCountry.com June 22, 2015 Sandipan Banerjee https://web.archive.org/web/20170822200214/https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/bangladesh-should-now-get-the-respect-which-they-truly-deserve-298558 https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/bangladesh-should-now-get-the-respect-which-they-truly-deserve-298558
References
en 3-syllable words
en Bangladesh