Oreo

American

[awr-ee-oh, ohr-] / ˈɔr iˌoʊ, ˈoʊr- /

Or oreo

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

plural

Oreos

a Black person who is regarded as having adopted the attitudes, values, and behavior thought to be characteristic of middle-class white society, often at the expense of their own heritage.

Etymology

Origin of Oreo

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; from trademark name of a dark chocolate cookie with a white cream filling

Example Sentences

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When I open the door again, Emma is standing two inches away from my face, Oreo crumbs stuck to her cheeks.

From Literature

Earlier this week Oreo maker Mondelez said that it expected low consumer confidence and fatigue about price increases to hurt sales in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mondelez International declined 4.2% after the owner of brands Oreo and Cadbury posted better-than-expected adjusted fourth-quarter earnings but profit declined on higher cocoa costs.

From Barron's

The owner of Oreo and Cadbury on Tuesday posted a profit of $665 million, or 51 cents a share, compared with $1.75 billion, or $1.30 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reese’s recent collaboration with Mondelez’s Oreo, which was promoted almost entirely on social media, exceeded internal sales targets and over-indexed with Gen Z and millennials, according to an October earnings summary from Hershey Chief Executive Kirk Tanner, who joined from Wendy’s last August after a long stint at PepsiCo.

From The Wall Street Journal

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