"Aunt Jemima" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Aunt Jemimas [plural]
Etymology: From Aunt Jemima, a stereotypical black mammy created for a minstrel show and used to advertise a popular American pancake mixture brand. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Aunt Jemima}} Aunt Jemima (plural Aunt Jemimas)
  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) A black woman who is obsequiously servile to white authority, a black female race traitor. Wikipedia link: Aunt Jemima Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slur Categories (topical): Fictional characters, People, Racism, Women Synonyms: Aunt Jane, Aunt Thomasina, coconut, Oreo Hypernyms: race traitor
    Sense id: en-Aunt_Jemima-en-noun-nITmyUiA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

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