A fork of Rural Dictionary
A tarbaby is an african american (negro) who is dark. They happen to be so dark that they resemble dinosaurs in the ancient tarpits
Boy oh boy look at that tarbaby. i bet i couldn't see him in a dark alley.
A Tarbaby is a beautiful tortoiseshell cat with golden eyes who loves to chirp and chortle. Though often sweet and affectionate, they are easily irritated and will often whine when they are displeased.
Tarbaby likes to pursue yarn in the early hours of the morning.
A reference used against the younger darker Caucasian male and females to tell them how different they are from the whiter ones.
"There is a tarbaby next door we should hang him", Said Cletus at the Klan meeting.
Word used to describe an African American, or person of color. Similar to nigger.
Person 1: “that guy is so black he’s a tarbaby”
Person 2: “yeah! Total tarbaby!”