Maplewashing 

Maplewashing refers to a tendency by Canadian governments, institutions, and media to perpetuate the notion that Canada is morally superior to other countries, thus sanitizing and concealing negative historical and contemporary actions.

By engaging in maplewashing, Canada downplays its complicity in the exploitation of natural resources in developing countries, masking its role in perpetuating global inequality and environmental destruction. This practice also obscures the country’s ongoing violations of indigenous sovereignty and the disastrous impacts of colonialism. Furthermore, Canadian politicians often use maplewashing to present the nation as a humanitarian leader while simultaneously enforcing harsh immigration policies that disproportionately target refugees and asylum seekers from marginalized backgrounds. Additionally, maplewashing serves to conceal Canada’s significant contributions to the global arms trade, thereby hiding its involvement in fueling conflicts and human rights abuses worldwide.

Maplewashing by capncanuck August 3, 2024

Maplewashing 

Noun.
When American based companies market themselves as Canadian to avoid financial damage during unprovoked trade wars. Often they will highlight Canadian individual employees, while avoiding the fact that those employees are paid below a living wage, given no job security and threatened with termination if they support a union.

Starbucks really does a lot of great things for Canadian communities, if you believe the Maplewashing in their commercial.

Maplewashing by Andy Craven May 3, 2025

maplewashing 

Any ruse or attempt to appear Canadian for marketing purposes in the Canadian market, if the product or its vendor are of primarily foreign origin.

There are various confusing designations such as "prepared in Canada" (for foreign foodstuffs packaged in Canada) or "cellared in Canada" (for wines packaged in Canada but not made from Canadian grapes). At some point maplewashing is a form of whitewashing, but the inherently-regional term "maple" infers wrapping foreign product in the Canadian flag.

An analogous tactic, "pinkwashing", is a form of whitewashing which hijacks women's or LGBT causes (such as breast cancer awareness) for demographic marketing.

maplewashing by bitchuck June 12, 2025

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

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

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.

"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."

Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.

I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.

schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008