TAR BABY


Meaning of TAR BABY in English

a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from.

Also, tarbaby .

[ after the tar doll used to trap Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .