Uncle Tommery

noun

A servile attitude adopted by black people toward white authority.

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SamboismUncle Tommism
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Meanings

nounUncle Tommery (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountableA servile attitude adopted by black people toward white authority.

    Synonyms: Samboism, Uncle Tommism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA servile attitude adopted by black people toward white authority.

Similar
SamboismUncle Tommism
Also see
samboismuncle tommism

Origin

From Uncle Tom + -ery.

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APA

Uncle Tommery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uncle%20Tommery

MLA

“Uncle Tommery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uncle%20Tommery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uncle Tommery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uncle%20Tommery.

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