Definition of Uncle Tom
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
disparaging
: a Black person who is overeager to win the approval of whites (as by obsequious behavior or uncritical acceptance of white values and goals)
2
disparaging
: a person 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
Uncle Tom
verb
Uncle Tommed; Uncle Tomming
Definition of Uncle Tom (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of Uncle Tom was in 1852
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