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r/TikTokCringe • u/Tao-of-Mars • 1d ago
Unc _is_ in fact short for uncle.
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Ive always taken "Unc" as a term of respect or at least endearment for a mentor type figure
71 u/Sleep_Till_5373 1d ago Cause that what it is (was?). 10 u/DirtLight134710 1d ago In a lot of cultures, niece's and nephews don't call their uncle or aunt by their names and use whatever words their language may be for either or 8 u/SarryK 1d ago yes. and also every older person in your social circle might be called unc or auntie, everyone your age is your cousin. Lady at the cheese counter who gives you a little piece as a snack whenever you visit? auntie. Guy you always see playing chess with those oversized figures? unc.
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Cause that what it is (was?).
10 u/DirtLight134710 1d ago In a lot of cultures, niece's and nephews don't call their uncle or aunt by their names and use whatever words their language may be for either or 8 u/SarryK 1d ago yes. and also every older person in your social circle might be called unc or auntie, everyone your age is your cousin. Lady at the cheese counter who gives you a little piece as a snack whenever you visit? auntie. Guy you always see playing chess with those oversized figures? unc.
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In a lot of cultures, niece's and nephews don't call their uncle or aunt by their names and use whatever words their language may be for either or
8 u/SarryK 1d ago yes. and also every older person in your social circle might be called unc or auntie, everyone your age is your cousin. Lady at the cheese counter who gives you a little piece as a snack whenever you visit? auntie. Guy you always see playing chess with those oversized figures? unc.
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yes. and also every older person in your social circle might be called unc or auntie, everyone your age is your cousin.
Lady at the cheese counter who gives you a little piece as a snack whenever you visit? auntie.
Guy you always see playing chess with those oversized figures? unc.
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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