Definition of Uncle Tom

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

Exact synonyms: Tom
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement, Ethnic Slur
Generic synonyms: Black, Black Person, Blackamoor, Negro, Negroid

2. Noun. A servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Generic synonyms: Character, Fictional Character, Fictitious Character

Definition of Uncle Tom

1. Noun. (derogatory) A black person who is obsequiously servile to white authority. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Uncle Tom

Umeå
Umma
Umma Tameer-e-Nau
Ummah
Ummon
Umwelt
Una boat
Una boats
Unabomber
Uncinaria
Uncle Joe
Uncle Ned
Uncle Sam
Uncle Scrooge
Uncle Scrooges
Uncle Tom (current term)
Uncle Toms
Uncompahgre Peak
Under Secretaries
Under Secretary
Underground
Underground Railroad
Underground Railway
Underwood
Underwood's disease
Underwoods
Underworld
Underworlds
Undine
Undinisms

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