UNCLE TOM

I. noun

Usage: usually capitalized U&T

Etymology: after Uncle Tom, hero of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1851-52) by Harriet Beecher Stowe died 1896 American author

: a Negro having a humble and submissive attitude or philosophy

II. intransitive verb

( uncle tommed ; uncle tommed ; uncle tomming ; uncle toms )

Usage: usually capitalized U&T

: to behave like an Uncle Tom