uncle
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
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Uncle Joe should have just forgiven those student loans anyway.
I just had a dream that your new video came out and it began with Uncle Funkle (or Bobby Sponge, they sound similiar) selling something. I don't remember what it was but I think that segment ended with the item making…
Thank you Uncle Rick! He is laying down in the van now on his bed. 😊
'Barely alive': Road rage suspected in L.A. hit-and-run that killed baby, uncle
Uncle Trump talking about peace ✌️🕊️ (Please count how many children were present and how many returned...)
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The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
“Thank you Uncle Rick! He is laying down in the van now on his bed. 😊”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Uncle Trump talking about peace ✌️🕊️ (Please count how many children were present and how many returned...)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hey Aaron, spent 14 years growing up playing hockey and never once did we say uncle...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They do say that in Hockey... if they are playing against their Uncle.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In my 40+ years of watching and playing hockey I've never heard of anyone using the term 'uncle'.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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The male cousin of one’s parent.
: A chain hangs out of the pocket of his velvet waistcoat , by which we may conclude that he has a watch , though we have known many gents whose watches were at their '''uncle's''' (as the fashionable term for the pawnbroker goes)
“Uncle Joe should have just forgiven those student loans anyway.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I just had a dream that your new video came out and it began with Uncle Funkle (or Bobby Sponge, they sound similiar) selling something. I don't remember what it was but I think that segment ended with the item making blood spill everywhere”
— Bluesky· May 2026“'Barely alive': Road rage suspected in L.A. hit-and-run that killed baby, uncle”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Reservation Dogs S01E03 - Uncle Brownie #ReservationDogs #RezDogs #Skoden #NDN”
— Bluesky· May 2026“EA-Times Radio VideoCast: Cornered in US- #Israel War on #Iran, "Crazy Uncle Donald" Faces Political Suicide (Scott Lucas with Maddie Hale on Trump Report) #IranWar #IranTalks #StraitOfHormuz eaworldview.com/2026/05/trum...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(affectionate) fictive kinship]] title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
Uncle means: fictive kinship]] title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
uncle means: fictive kinship]] title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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