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tarba·by
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tarbabynoun
A difficult or "sticky" situation, especially one where peoples' attempts to make it better only make it worse
tarbabynoun
A black person
Etymology: from African American folklore, popularized by the tale of Br'er Rabbit in the Uncle Remus stories (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris, originally from Cherokee folklore (a tar baby story was published in the Cherokee Advocate, 1845).
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tarbaby in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tarbaby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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