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white hope

noun

  1. a person who is expected to accomplish much in a given field:

    the white hope of the American theater.

  2. Sports. (formerly) a white man who had a good chance of winning the heavyweight boxing championship from a Black man.


white hope

noun

  1. informal.
    a person who is expected to bring honour or glory to his group, team, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of white hope1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Professional boxing is where the concept of the great white hope — and the Black villain — gained traction.

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They are pitied by white liberals, resented by white nationalists and entirely absent in conversations about the next great white hope for rock.

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As she told Religion News Service, she was disheartened that Trump ascended to become "the banner, the poster child for the great white hope of evangelicalism, the salvation of the church in America."

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“He became the banner, the poster child for the great white hope of evangelicalism, the salvation of the church in America,” she said.

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If I try really hard, I can imagine what those Trumpers must feel, as the reign of their great white hope nears its end.

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