[1] The term whitewash is also used in both codes of rugby football when one team loses every match in a particular series.
The team that comes last in the Six Nations Championship (where a sweep over the others is referred to as the Grand Slam)[2] has the ignominy of being awarded the wooden spoon, even if they have not suffered a complete whitewash.
[3] Whitewash is a term used in snooker when a player wins a match without losing a single frame.
In ATP and WTA tennis, the term whitewash is used when a player fails to win a game in a match (6–0, 6–0, 6–0; or 6–0, 6–0), also called a triple- or double-bagel respectively.
The term whitewash is used in darts when a player wins a match without losing a single leg or set.