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In modern usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional involvement in it. | In modern usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional involvement in it. | ||
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* [[Tar-Baby]] | * [[Tar-Baby]] | ||
* [[Tar-Baby 9000]] | * [[Tar-Baby 9000]] | ||
* [[Turpentine]] | |||
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* [[Turpentine (nonfiction)]] | |||
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Revision as of 06:22, 23 June 2016
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.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Tar-Baby @ Wikipedia