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Bikewashing 

When businesses, organisation, councils or politicians pretend to be supportive of or encouraging cycling when in fact they are not.

Councils give the impression that they are producing improvements to cycling without actually producing improvements to cycling.

Or a politician is pictured on a bike or has a profile picture of them on a bike, and they describe themselves as a 'keen cyclist' when everyone knows they are just there for a photo opportunity and don't want to improve cycling safety.

See also 'Greenwashing' but for bikes and cycling
Everyone knows that they talk a good talk when it comes to cycling, but in reality they don't care and don't want to make any improvements. It's all just 'Bikewashing' to make them look good.
Bikewashing by Brownhorse January 12, 2022
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bribewashing 

brainwashing through money, in hopes of causing people to forget past sins.
China must have done a lot of bribewashing in order to get the Olympics after what happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989, along with their Human Rights abuses.
bribewashing by dmccowan April 28, 2008
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bluewashing 

The police department is bluewashing the suspicious nature of the suspect's death.
bluewashing by hikingbear April 28, 2015

bamewashing 

umbrella term for the washing of any minority group. bame stand for "black, asian and minority ethnic."
"hey bro they bamewashed triss in the show, she was supposed to be a redhead"
"well, netflix being netflix, bamewashing is their thing now"
bamewashing by goezdea February 18, 2020
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".
A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.
Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022
Word of the Day on May 19, 2026