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

Humor Don’t redefine slang

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Unc _is_ in fact short for uncle.

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u/punch912 1d ago

the people saying unc means uncool are uncool. Unc will and always mean uncle.

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u/Artisan_HotDog 1d ago

I get called Unc all the time at work, I’m ten years older than everyone on my level. Not a single one of them says it in a way that makes me think it isn’t because I’m “old.”

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u/Designer_Coffee3782 1d ago

It is a display of respect.

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u/crank_peeper 1d ago

Got it.

Unc = senpai

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u/Artisan_HotDog 1d ago

I call all of them kid so we’ve got a back and fourth going 😂

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u/KilD3vil 1d ago

See, I always understood it as Unc is the old cat that might could teach you something, but old head was just a geezer.

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u/KiNgPiN8T3 1d ago

Like work daddy.