Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom

T0255800 (tŏm)n. A black person who is regarded as being subservient or excessively deferential to white people.

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[After Uncle Tom, , a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.]

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Uncle Tom′ism n.

Uncle Tom

n informal derogatory a Black person whose behaviour towards White people is regarded as obsequious and servile [C20: after the slave who is the main character of H.B. Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)] Uncle Tomism n

Un′cle Tom′

n. usage: This term is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting. Though usually used of a black person, it occasionally refers to a person of any race who exhibits overly deferential behavior, esp. a female.—n. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person who is regarded as being abjectly servile or deferential to whites.) [1920–25, Amer.; so called after the leading character in H. B. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin]Un′cle Tom′ism, n.

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Noun	1.	Uncle Tom - (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to WhitesTomderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or languageBlack person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Black - a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
	2.	Uncle Tom - a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe