Definition of uncle tom Uncle tom
Un•cle Tom
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What does uncle tom mean?
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| uncle tom - a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe | ||
| uncle tom - (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites | ||
| Tom, Uncle Tom | ||
| black person, blackamoor, negro, negroid, black black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black" | ||
| ethnic slur a slur on someone's race or language | ||
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