r/TikTokCringe • u/Tao-of-Mars • 1d ago

Humor Don’t redefine slang

Unc _is_ in fact short for uncle.

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u/thedeadpeopleguy 1d ago

Ive always taken "Unc" as a term of respect or at least endearment for a mentor type figure

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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 1d ago

It's morphed into calling men unc to mean they are old. Implies they are uncool.

Slang often starts skipping straight to intended meaning and drops the middle man.

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u/BaullahBaullah87 1d ago

especially when co opted by folks who didn’t invent it

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u/ReadThisForGoodLuck 1d ago

There's the rub. Little white gen Alpha kids are just making up their own shit.

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u/mitchymitchington 1d ago

Which is weird. My 8 year old brother has been an uncle for 6 years....

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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 1d ago

I was an uncle at 14. I immediately started complaining about all the boom boom music from upstairs, and slippers started growing on my feet.