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

Noun Inflected Forms

• Oreos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Oreo

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

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Example Sentences

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Oreo Oreos

By carefully separating two Oreo cookies into a crème side and a cookie side and putting the crème sides together, I created “Extra Icing”—what years later came to be known as the Double Stuf Oreo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Oreo says it wasn’t behind the viral chat but is “thrilled” about it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

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

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

She pulled apart an Oreo, handed me half.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

To celebrate, the store threw her a party, which included a petting zoo, ice-cream truck and, yes, fried Oreos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

But the country still has millions of well-to-do shoppers who can afford to splurge on, say, a $6 package of Sam’s Club-exclusive Oreos, with thinner cookies and more cream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

Karen Grammer liked to dunk Oreos in ice-cold Coca-Cola until the cream filling hardened and the cookie softened.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025

Sour Patch Kids Oreos – vanilla cream-filled cookies speckled with colorful bites of the sour candies – are one of about a dozen limited-edition Oreo flavors that Mondelez plans to release this year.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024

Two Oreos and a glass of milk each.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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