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nuncle

noun

Etymology

From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt. For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin. For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling.

Definitions

  1. Uncle.

    • Fool: Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman?

  2. Aunt or uncle

    Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).

  3. To cheat, deceive.

The neighborhood

Derived

nunky

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA