Synonyms & Definition of Uncle tom
From WordNet 2.0 :
Uncle tom
:
(noun)
1: contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites [syn:
Tom
,
Uncle Tom
]
2: a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe [syn:
Uncle Tom
]
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