单词 | uncle tom |
释义 | Uncle Tomnoun Disparaging and Offensive.a Black person, especially a man, considered by other Black people to be subservient to or to curry favor with white people. a person who exhibits overly deferential behavior. Compare Aunt Jemima. Origin of Uncle TomAn Americanism first recorded in 1920–25; so called after the leading character in Uncle Tom's Cabin OTHER WORDS FROM Uncle TomUncle Tomish, adjectiveWords nearby Uncle TomUncle Charlie, uncle-ji, unclench, Uncle Remus, Uncle Sam, Uncle Tom, Uncle Tomism, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Uncle Vanya, uncloak, unclog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Uncle TomUncle Tom nouninformal, derogatory a Black person whose behaviour towards White people is regarded as obsequious and servile Derived forms of Uncle TomUncle Tomism, nounWord Origin for Uncle TomC20: after the slave who is the main character of H.B. Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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