Definition of Uncle Tom
1 : a black who is overeager to win the approval of whites (as by obsequious behavior or uncritical acceptance of white values and goals)
2 : a member of a low-status group who is overly subservient to or cooperative with authority the worst floor managers and supervisors by far are women … Some of them are regular Uncle Toms — Jane Fonda
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Origin and Etymology of uncle tom
Uncle Tom, pious and faithful black slave in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1851–52) by Harriet Beecher Stowe
First Known Use: 1922
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Uncle Tom
verb
Un·cle Tom
Definition of Uncle Tom
Uncle Tommed
;Uncle Tomming
intransitive verb
: to behave like an Uncle Tom
1947
First Known Use of uncle tom
1947
UNCLE TOM Defined for English Language Learners
Uncle Tom
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Definition of Uncle Tom for English Language Learners
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: a black person who is eager to win the approval of white people and willing to cooperate with them
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