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Meaning of tar baby

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tar baby

noun

Definitions

  1. A difficult, abstract problem that worsens as one attempts to handle it; a "sticky" situation, especially one where attempts to make it better only make it worse.

  2. A black person.