- an Uncle Tom
- a black person who is too eager to please white people.
She was seen by other blacks in the neighborhood as an Uncle Tom for not complaining about police harassment.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (disambiguation) — Uncle Tom s Cabin is an anti slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.Uncle Tom s Cabin may also refer to: * Uncle Tom s Cabin (film), one of the film versions of the novel * Uncle Tom s Cabin (album), the proposed title of the… … Wikipedia
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" Contrasted with Buckingham Hall, the Planter's Home — Uncle Tom s Cabin Contrasted with Buckingham Hall, the Planter s Home; or, A Fair View of Both Sides of the Slavery Question … Wikipedia
Uncle Tom's Cabin (telefilm, 1987) — Uncle Tom s Cabin (téléfilm, 1987) Pour les articles homonymes, voir La Case de l oncle Tom (homonymie). Uncle Tom s Cabin est un téléfilm réalisé par Stan Lathan, diffusé en 1987, adaptation télévisée du roman La Case de l oncle Tom de Harriet… … Wikipédia en Français
Uncle Tom's Cabin (film, 1910, Blakton) — Uncle Tom s Cabin (film, 1910, Blackton) Pour les articles homonymes, voir La Case de l oncle Tom (homonymie). Uncle Tom s Cabin est un film muet américain réalisé par James Stuart Blackton sorti en 1910. Ce film est la première adaptation… … Wikipédia en Français
Uncle Tom — servile black man, 1922, somewhat inaccurately in ref. to the humble, pious, but strong willed main character in Harriet Beecher Stowe s novel, Uncle Tom s Cabin (1852). The image implied in the insult perhaps is more traceable to the late 19c.… … Etymology dictionary
Uncle Tom Cobbleigh — [Uncle Tom Cobbleigh] a character from the traditional English song ↑Widdicombe Fair. The song includes a long list of people who go to the ↑fair, ending with the line ‘Old Uncle Tom Cobbleigh and all’. People sometimes use this phrase to mean… … Useful english dictionary
Uncle Tom — est un personnage fictif des Têtes à claques, il est considéré comme étant le plus connu et le plus populaire de tous les personnages du site internet grâce à son fameux clip Le Willi Waller 2006 . Uncle Tom parle le Franglais (il s exprime en… … Wikipédia en Français
Uncle Tom — [ˌʌŋkəl ˈtɔm US ˈta:m] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Uncle Tom black slave in the book Uncle Tom s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe] AmE a black person who is too respectful to white people used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
Uncle Tom — Uncle Toms N COUNT (disapproval) In the past, some black people used Uncle Tom to refer to a black man when they disapproved of him because he was too respectful or friendly towards white people. This use could cause offence. To the radical… … English dictionary
Uncle Tom — ☆ Uncle Tom n. [after the main character, an elderly black slave, in Harriet Beecher Stowe s antislavery novel, Uncle Tom s Cabin (1852)] Informal a black whose behavior toward whites is regarded as fawning or servile: a term of contempt Uncle… … English World dictionary
Uncle Tom — Uncle Tomish. Disparaging and Offensive. a black man considered by other blacks to be subservient to or to curry favor with whites. Cf. Aunt Jemima. [1920 25, Amer.; so called after the leading character in Uncle Tom s Cabin] * * * … Universalium
