Uncle Remus
Preserved but no longer current.
The old plantation Negro whose quaint and proverbial wisdom, and stories of Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox were related by Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) in Uncle Remus, his Songs and Sayings (1880), and Nights with Uncle Remus (1883).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Uncle Remus” mean?
The old plantation Negro whose quaint and proverbial wisdom, and stories of Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox were related by Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) in Uncle Remus, his Songs and Sayings (1880), and Nights with Uncle Remus (1883).
Is “Uncle Remus” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.