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单词 Uncle Tom
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Uncle Tom

noun derogatory, chiefly North American
A black man considered to be excessively obedient or servile to whites.Stewart says that he is being called an Uncle Tom by gay blacks....
  • And if you're a black man, they'll call you sometimes, an Uncle Tom, or they'll say that you've fallen for the white man's religion.
  • White pols want you to run, but white voters forget to vote for you, while black voters figure you're an Uncle Tom.

Origin

1920s: from the name of the hero of H. B. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852).

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