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an Uncle Tom |
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an Uncle Tom a black person who is too eager to please white people Usage notes: This phrase is from the book Uncle Tom's Cabin by H.B. Stowe, in which the main person in the story is a black slave. (= someone who is legally owned by another person) She was seen by other blacks in the neighborhood as an Uncle Tom for not complaining about police harassment. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lusk said he didn't mind being called a
sellout, an Uncle Tom and a maverick if it meant defeat for abortion
rights and same-sex marriage. Determined
to set the record straight and disprove claims that he was an Uncle Tom,
Dr. I believe that in the
old world of civil rights you'd be termed an Uncle Tom. |
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