Oreo
pronunciation
How to pronounce Oreo in British English:
UK ['ɔ:riəu]
How to pronounce Oreo in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- chocolate cookie with white cream filling
Word Origin
- Oreo (n.)
- derogatory word for "black person felt to have a 'white' mentality," 1968, black American English, from the snack cookies, which consist of dark chocolate wafers and white sugar cream filling (hence "brown outside, white inside"). The cookies (made by Nabisco) date from 1912; the source of the name has been forgotten.
Example
- 1. Add oreo crumb and wheat germ and blend well .
- 2. At the mississippi fair , a deep-fried oreo biscuit 's crispy exterior gives way to soft dough , sweet cream and chocolate goo .
- 3. Henryjumps off the chair and eats his oreo .
- 4. Kraft foods owns a number of top brands , including nabisco 's ritz and oreo , and kraft macaroni and cheese .
- 5. She says non-traditional oreo shapes long and thin , or rectangular wafers are only a small percentage of the china market , with the bulk still taken by round oreos .