Uncle Tom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A black man who is servile towards white authority and accepting of white supremacy, a black race traitor.

Word forms

Uncle Tom Uncle Toms

Etymology

Referring to the character in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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