Meaning of Oreo | Babel Free
ˈɔɹioʊDefinitions
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Examples
“The Oreo is really an antidepressant drug disguised as a cookie. You lost your job? Eat⟳ a bag of Oreos[…] There are two ways to eat⟳ Oreos. Kids like⟳ to pull⟳ the chocolate wafers apart and eat⟳ the sweat⟳, creamy middle first. Adults dunk them in milk.”
“While Oreo cream may not appear⟳ to possess⟳ fluid-like properties, it is considered a "yield⟳ stress⟳ fluid""—a soft solid when unperturbed that can start⟳ to flow⟳ under enough stress⟳[…] Curious as to whether other had explored the connection between Oreos and rheology, Owens found mention⟳ of a 2016 Princeton University study⟳ in which physicists first reported that indeed, when twisting Oreos by hand, the cream almost always came off on one wafer.”
“She's a pure Oreo. You know⟳, like⟳ the cookie, black outside and white inside.”
“Growing up in white suburbs and attending elite schools and institutions of higher learning, black American prince and princesses are immersed in Anglo (often WASP) culture and emerge⟳ with modes of speech, behavior and grooming that brand them as "Oreos," black on the outside and white in the middle.”
“The young woman said, "Well, actually we do have⟳ one minority student." The young man chimed in, "Yeah, but he's an oreo." "An oreo?" I asked. "Please⟳ define⟳ the term oreo." "You know⟳," the young man said. "Black on the outside, and white in the middle."”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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