Etymology

unc

U1N1C3

Today it means: Old; no longer versed in or relevant to current youth culture. Full definition →

English uncleclip. ← Middle English uncle ← Old French uncle
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unc · adjective, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwh₂os
  2. Latinavunculus
  3. Old Frenchuncle
  4. Middle Englishuncle
  5. Englishuncleclip.
  6. English todayunc

Clipping of uncle.

unc · noun2

Clipping of uncoordinated.

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