A minority that was deliberately put on a show or movie for the sake of being culturally diverse. They get few lines so less mistakes are made and few to no flaws. Tokens are written for specially because everyone knows people who look different MUST act different.

black guy put in a movie in order to please the black community and give of the imporession of racial acceptance

A guy on South Park. His name is Token because he's the token black guy.

A (usually black) person in a television programme who is there simply to please people of his or her particular ethnicity.

The racially diverse individual us. in a horror movie. Distinguishable by his stereotypical behavior, and by the fact that he will always be killed first.

a co-worker who draws a salary despite being utterly and completely useless. Derived from the meaning- which generally sport the words 'no cash value'

Nickname for the only black person in your area.