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Uncle Tom

nounid 153814·updated May 18, 2026
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(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

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Variants

synonym
Tom
plural
Uncle Toms
possessive
Uncle Tom's
pluralpossessive
Uncle Toms'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
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