The term “Uncle Tom” is used in the African American community to describe someone who is overly submissive to white people. The term originated from the character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, who was actually a role model. The term became popular during the civil rights movement in the 1960s and […]
“Bob is your uncle” is a British saying used to emphasize how easy something is to do. Its origin is unclear, but theories suggest it may refer to 19th-century Prime Minister Robert Cecil or military commander Frederick Roberts. It may also have come from earlier idiomatic expressions containing the word “bob”. “Bob is your uncle” […]
