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[Noun] | "tar baby"
1: something from which it is nearly impossible to extricate oneself
Origin: 1882 ;
From the tar baby that trapped Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story by Joel Chandler Harris;
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[ "tar baby" ]
1: A dummy made of tar, which cannot be struck without getting oneself hopelessly stuck to it--from the story "Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Fox" by Joe Harris, as told by his fictional narrator, Uncle Remus.
* e.g., ... The issue of immigration has become a tar baby for president Gearge W. Bush.
[ "tar baby" ]
2: Tar baby has become short hand for a situation better avoided than confronted.
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[ "tar baby" ]
1: a situation almost impossible to get out of; a problem virtually unsolvable;
* e.g., ... His political advisers told him to stay away from the controversy,
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[ "tar baby" ]
1: Now used as an insult to black people, the tar baby was originally a jet black baby doll (becaue it was made out of tar) used to trap Br'er Rabbit Rabbit in an American folk tale.
Tar baby can also be a term used to describe a "sticky" situation.
* e.g., ... It's not racist to call an actual tar baby a tar baby! That's like saying it's racist to call Ritz "crackers" or chocolate sandwich cookies "Oreos"!
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[ "tar baby" ]
1: Tar baby is a synonym for nigger, except that it is only used in bigoted manners, whereas nigger can be a sign of respect, if the speaker is also African American.
* e.g., ... Biff: Let's beat the sh*t out of that tar baby.
[ "tar baby" ]
2: It comes from a children's story in which the dark skin and seeming ignorance (caused by a lack of schooling) of slaves were explained by the idea that black children were baptised in tar, which made them dark and dumb.
* e.g., ... Tad: Shall we?
[ "tar baby" ]
3: see nigger
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[ "tar baby" ]
1: An african american baby, most likely very black.
* e.g., ... Oh gosh it's a tar baby! Lock the car doors!
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[ "tar baby" ]
1: A Tar baby is a person that scams & fights & TRIES to turn around a situation with Lies, Alibis, Denial, Blame Switching, & Accusations of Racism. Best to avoid them, & their prickly stickiness. Do not show major fear as you TRY to avoid or ease away. Do NOT get excited, loud, or use the word they so rightfully Deserve.
* e.g., ... I had already backed out of my parking spot, & this tar baby backed out without looking, & ran into my car. She started screaming it was my fault.
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[ "tar baby" ]
1: an extremely offensive word created in slave-days to make a black person feel inferior
* e.g., ... None.
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[ "tar baby" ]
1: A self-proclaimed University of North Carolina (UNC) fan.
* e.g., ... That tar baby only likes UNC because they win the championship every other year.
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[ "Tar Baby" ]
1: A sticky mess. Something unable to get away from.Alternate: Similar to a Catch-2 Damned if you do and damned if you dont. A mistaken notion or misunderstanding that immediately produces indignation.
* e.g., ... Talking about un-wed teen pregnancy is a real tar baby
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[ "Tar baby" ]
1: 1) A black man. see coon, nigger, etc etc
* e.g., ... 1)ship that tar baby back
[ "Tar baby" ]
2: 2) A road cyclist because they can't ride anywhere but on the tar-seal without needing a different bike.
* e.g., ... 2) Stupid tar babies on their pricey road-only bicycles
[ "Tar baby" ]
3: 3) A booby trap: shaped like a baby but made of tar.
* e.g., ... 3) I'm stuck to this tar baby
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