Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A black person who is regarded as being subservient or excessively deferential to white people.
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- noun derogatory A
black person who isobsequiously servile towhite authority .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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An old negro man, whom she calls Uncle Tom, is the hero of her tale.
A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery A. Woodward
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In the meantime Girdle is looking very good indeed with Uncle Tom, which is quite an accomplishment, as Uncle Tom dances with great enthusiasm and no rhythm.
Podkayne Of Mars Heinlein, Robert A. 1963
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Along similar lines, the lack of dimension extends to several of the characters -- Collie's mother is particularly one-note -- but, happily, the supporting characters that one might expect to border on caricature, namely Uncle Tom and Collie's grandfather, The Falcon, are in fact the ones who offer the most surprising and complicated moments, just one of the many pleasing surprises that Kelly has in store for her readers.
Bookslut 2009
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Black athletes cannot live in two worlds, they must close off all ties with their heritage and the rural areas and inner city whence they came, because if they spend to much time in the ghetto, they will be ostracized by the white culture and if they spend to much time in the white world they will be called Uncle Tom's and sell outs, so you see, this is the world in which African-American athletes live, they cannot have it both ways! bulletbob on Yesterday, 7: 40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local AmaranthArticia 2010
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Guess you've got to blame somebody ... that's an easy target! bulletbob wrote: Black athletes cannot live in two worlds, they must close off all ties with their heritage and the rural areas and inner city whence they came, because if they spend to much time in the ghetto, they will be ostracized by the white culture and if they spend to much time in the white world they will be called Uncle Tom's and sell outs, so you see, this is the world in which African-American athletes live, they cannot have it both ways!
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local paparado 2010
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Black athletes cannot live in two worlds, they must close off all ties with their heritage and the rural areas and inner city whence they came, because if they spend to much time in the ghetto, they will be ostracized by the white culture and if they spend to much time in the white world they will be called Uncle Tom's and sell outs, so you see, this is the world in which African-American athletes live, they cannot have it both ways! bulletbob on Yesterday, 7: 40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local paparado 2010
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Black athletes cannot live in two worlds, they must close off all ties with their heritage and the rural areas and inner city whence they came, because if they spend to much time in the ghetto, they will be ostracized by the white culture and if they spend to much time in the white world they will be called Uncle Tom's and sell outs, so you see, this is the world in which African-American athletes live, they cannot have it both ways! bulletbob on Yesterday, 7: 40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local paparado 2010
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Guess you've got to blame somebody ... that's an easy target! bulletbob wrote: Black athletes cannot live in two worlds, they must close off all ties with their heritage and the rural areas and inner city whence they came, because if they spend to much time in the ghetto, they will be ostracized by the white culture and if they spend to much time in the white world they will be called Uncle Tom's and sell outs, so you see, this is the world in which African-American athletes live, they cannot have it both ways!
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local paparado 2010
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How would we reword Uncle Tom's Cabin to fit Chairman Steele …
Think Progress 2009
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A few years ago, I re-read Uncle Tom's Cabin and was mystified that "Uncle Tom" had become a synonym for black self loathing.
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