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tar baby

or tar·ba·by

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noun

a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from.

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Nearby words

  1. taqiyah,
  2. taqlid,
  3. taqueria,
  4. tar,
  5. tar and feather,
  6. tar ball,
  7. tar boy,
  8. tar heel,
  9. tar heel state,
  10. tar pit

Origin of tar baby

after the tar doll used to trap Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris
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