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The '''Tar-Baby''' is a fictional character in the second of the Uncle Remus stories published in 1881.

It is a doll made of [[tar (nonfiction)]] and [[(turpentine nonfiction)]] used to entrap Br'er Rabbit.

The more that Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes.

In modern usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional involvement in it.

== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

* [[Tar (nonfiction)]]
* [[Turpentine (nonfiction)]]

== Fiction cross-reference ==

* [[Tar-Baby]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar-Baby Tar-Baby] @ Wikipedia