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Word entry · 4 letters

oreo

Best crossword clue

"Sandwich cookie"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈɔɹioʊ/Part of speech nounSorted eoorStarts with OEnds with O1 cluesCommon crossword word
1O2R3E4O

Definitions

  1. chocolate cookie with white cream filling

Word origin

Brand name of unknown origin, trademarked by National Biscuit Company on 14 March 1912. See the Etymology section of Wikipedia's Oreo article for various theories. In reference to well-assimilated black people, derived from the slur that they are "black on the outside, white on the inside".

Used in a sentence

  • She's a pure Oreo. You know, like the cookie, black outside and white inside.

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