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Definition of tarbaby in English English dictionary
- A difficult or "sticky" situation, especially one where peoples' attempts to make it better only make it worse
- A black person
- A difficult situation, especially one where peoples attempts to make it better only make it worse
tarbaby
Etymology
() tar + baby, from African American folklore, popularized by the tale of Br'er Rabbit in the Uncle Remus stories (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris, originally from Cherokee folklore (a tar baby story was published in the Cherokee Advocate, 1845).Resimler
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