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nuncle

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Definition of nuncle

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (archaic, dialectal)Uncle.
    “Fool: Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman?”
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noun

  1. (archaic, dialectal)Uncle.
    “Fool: Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman?”
  2. Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).

verb

  1. (England, regional)To cheat, deceive.

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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.

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