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Definition 2024
tarbaby
tarbaby
See also: tar baby
English
Noun
tarbaby (plural tarbabies)
- A difficult or "sticky" situation, especially one where peoples' attempts to make it better only make it worse
- (pejorative, ethnic slur) A black person
Usage notes
The term is easily construed in the offensive, pejorative sense, and thus it is prudent to avoid it, instead referring to a “sticky situation”.