Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)A black man who is servile towards white authority and accepting of white supremacy, a black race traitor.

    (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: Uncle Toms
SingularUncle Tom
PluralUncle Toms

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites:Tom

See also

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