Oreo

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôrē ō′, ōr-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
O•re•o  (ôrē ō′, ōr-),USA pronunciation n., pl. O•re•os. Slang (disparaging and offensive).
  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 his or her own heritage. Also, ore•o. 
  • from trademark name of a chocolate cookie with a white cream filling 1965–70, American.


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