tar baby 

A dummy made of tar, which cannot be struck without getting oneself hopelessly stuck to it--from the story "Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Fox" by Joe Harris, as told by his fictional narrator, Uncle Remus.

Tar baby has become short hand for a situation better avoided than confronted.

The issue of immigration has become a tar baby for president Gearge W. Bush.

tar baby by thalio May 23, 2006

tar baby 

a situation almost impossible to get out of; a problem virtually unsolvable;

His political advisers told him to stay away from the controversy,
that it was a no-win cause, a “tar baby.”

tar baby by Richard April 18, 2004

Tar Baby 

A sticky mess. Something unable to get away from.Alternate: Similar to a Catch-22. Damned if you do and damned if you dont. A mistaken notion or misunderstanding that immediately produces indignation.

Talking about un-wed teen pregnancy is a real tar baby

Tar Baby by jaatee August 7, 2006

tar baby 

Now used as an insult to black people, the tar baby was originally a jet black baby doll (becaue it was made out of tar) used to trap Br'er Rabbit Rabbit in an American folk tale.

Tar baby can also be a term used to describe a "sticky" situation.

It's not racist to call an actual tar baby a tar baby! That's like saying it's racist to call Ritz "crackers" or chocolate sandwich cookies "Oreos"!

tar baby by PokeyMan December 7, 2010

tar baby 

Tar baby is a synonym for nigger, except that it is only used in bigoted manners, whereas nigger can be a sign of respect, if the speaker is also African American.

It comes from a children's story in which the dark skin and seeming ignorance (caused by a lack of schooling) of slaves were explained by the idea that black children were baptised in tar, which made them dark and dumb.

see nigger

Biff: Let's beat the sh*t out of that tar baby.
Tad: Shall we?

tar baby by Cameron Murphy July 8, 2004

tar baby 

An african american baby, most likely very black.

Oh gosh it's a tar baby! Lock the car doors!

tar baby by 3 in a box! <3!*$!! January 5, 2008

Tar baby 

1) A black man. see coon, nigger, etc etc

2) A road cyclist because they can't ride anywhere but on the tar-seal without needing a different bike.

3) A booby trap: shaped like a baby but made of tar.

1)ship that tar baby back

2) Stupid tar babies on their pricey road-only bicycles

3) I'm stuck to this tar baby

Tar baby by Alejandro Paul's son April 17, 2009