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