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Latest revision as of 20:46, 24 January 2017
The Tar-Baby is a fictional character in the second of the Uncle Remus stories published in 1881.
The Tar-Baby is a doll made of tar and turpentine used to entrap Br'er Rabbit.
The more that Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes.
In modern usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional involvement in it.
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External links:
- Tar-Baby @ Wikipedia