SINCE 1828
Uncle Tom
noun
Un·cle Tom
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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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Noun
Uncle Tomism
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Uncle Tom
noun
English Language Learners Definition of Uncle Tom
disapproving
: a black person who is eager to win the approval of white people and willing to cooperate with them
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