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aunt jane

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
aun-t -jane
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black woman who is obsequiously servile to white authority, a black female race traitor.

Derogatory

Etymology

By analogy with Uncle Tom through use of Jane as a similarly general name in popular culture.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Aunt Janes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Uncle Tom

Synonyms

Aunt Jemima Aunt Thomasina coconut Oreo

Questions

What does aunt jane mean?
A black woman who is obsequiously servile to white authority, a black female race traitor.
Where does aunt jane come from?
By analogy with Uncle Tom through use of Jane as a similarly general name in popular culture.

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