1 definition by RuPoed
Showmanship required on your part to people you perceive to be your better than you in society. Originally used to describe a black man who sold out to a white man (yessum mister, whatever you say) before segregation laws were shown as UN-Constitutional.
Louis Armstrong was considered to be an ooftah by members of his race because many believed it was required to reach his stardom prior to segregation to being abolished.
by RuPoed October 28, 2013