tarbaby

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Noun

tarbaby noun

A difficult, abstract problem that worsens as one attempts to handle it; a "sticky" situation, especially one where attempts to make it better only make it worse.
A black person.

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tar pit tar paper toughy baby t tire-fire double trouble toughest nut to crack tsorris tougher nut to crack tag-rag and bobtail baby-daddy babystep stickie tantarara tsoris baby-step

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