Oreo

American  

[awr-ee-oh, ohr-] / ˈɔr iˌoʊ, ˈoʊr- /

Or oreo

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

Oreos plural

1. a Black person who is regarded as having adopted the attitudes, values, and behavior thought to be characteristic of middle-class white society, often at the expense of their own heritage.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Oreos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Oreo

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; from trademark name of a dark chocolate cookie with a white cream filling

Example Sentences

At 37, an emergency room visit for severe belly pain showed the culprit: a neuroendocrine tumor in the appendix, the size of an Oreo, but much more troublesome.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Mondelez International declined 4.2% after the owner of brands Oreo and Cadbury posted better-than-expected adjusted fourth-quarter earnings but profit declined on higher cocoa costs.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

But unlike the globalized Oreo, Biscoffs don’t come from an American snack-food giant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

That saves money on production, and some companies, including Mondelez International, the Oreo maker, are channeling it back into more media buys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

It's like this place where everything is made of some kind of Oreo, and the river is an Oreo milk shake, and you sit on top of this massive Oreo and float down it.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli