oreo

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Definition of oreo in English English dictionary

A black person who has sympathies with white people or who favors white culture over black culture or who acts in mannerisms deemed to be "white" (i.e., Standard English grammar, extended vocabulary, etc.), from the metaphor of being “black on the outside and white on the inside”, like an Oreo. Compare Twinkie (“East Asian who acts white”)

A brand of cookie made up of two dark brown, chocolate wafers joined by a layer of white, sugary filling

{i} brand of chocolate sandwich cookie produced by Nabisco

A black person who has sympathies with white people or who favors white culture to black culture or who acts in mannerisms deemed to be "white" (i.e. Standard English grammar, extended vocabulary, etc)"

chocolate cookie with white cream filling

Turkish pronunciation

ôriō

Pronunciation

/ˈôrēō/ /ˈɔːriːoʊ/

Etymology

[ 'Or-E-(")O, 'or-, 'är- ] (noun.) 1969. from Oreo, trademark for a chocolate cookie with a white cream filling.