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oreo en · NOUN

Etymology

Genericized use of Oreo, q.v.

Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Oreo.
   alt of Oreo
   • The young woman said, "Well, actually we do have one minority student." The young man chimed in, "Yeah, but he's an oreo." "An oreo?" I asked. "Please define the term oreo." "You know," the young man said. "Black on the outside, and white in the middle." 2012, Walter B.J. Mitchell, Stories I Tell My High School English Students, page 78:

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