Negro vs Tom
Tom vs NegroNegro and Tom both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro | Yes | No | No | No |
| Tom | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
Tom is a hyponym of
Negro; that is, Tom is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
Negro:
- Negro: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
- Tom: (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
Other hyponyms of Negro include
soul brother, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, Negress, jigaboo, nigga, nigger, nigra, Uncle Tom, Black man, Black woman, darkey, darkie, darky, colored, colored person, coloured, coloured person.
| Negro (noun) | Tom (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today | (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites |
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