Aunt Jemima
Aunt Jemima
noun
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a black woman considered by other blacks to be subservient to or to curry favor with whites.
Compare Uncle Tom.
Origin:
1885–90; after the trademarked name of a brand of pancake mixes and associated products, featuring a picture of a black female cook on the packaging
1885–90; after the trademarked name of a brand of pancake mixes and associated products, featuring a picture of a black female cook on the packaging
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| Main Entry: | Aunt Jemima |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the world's first living trademark, Nancy Green, who demonstrated the ready-mixed, self-rising pancake flour created in 1889. |
| Example: | In the image of "Aunt Jemima," the Nancy Green legend lives on. |
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Aunt Jemima
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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