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Definition

A black person that appears to the community to embody the social and cultural features of a white person

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Origins

By analogy with the proprietary "Oreo Cookie" that is black on the outside and white on the inside, implying that certain black people are white at heart.

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In Context

  • "oreo cookie, derogatory term from the 1960s, from the trade name for the cookies consisting of two chocolate biscuits sandwiching a white creamy center. Oreo is used for a black person — black on the outside white on the inside."
  • "other subtypes (Uncle Tom, Oreo cookie) might be salient in other contexts."
  • "You don't have to be like an Oreo cookie, brother"
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Also Said As

  • Oreo
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See Also

  • Uncle Tom