Uncle nab(s)
Uncle nab(s)
dated slang A policeman, or the police in general. Round these parts, people tend to be as scared of Uncle nabs as they are of criminals. I thought someone was going to get killed until Uncle nab showed up and broke the fight up.
See also: uncle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Uncle nab
n. a policeman. Watch out for Uncle nab. He’s been asking about you.
See also: nab, uncle
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- Uncle nab
- scared stiff
- scare (one) stiff
- scare stiff
- annoy
- scare the hell out of (one)
- scare, annoy, etc. the hell out of somebody
- You scared the hell out of me
- scare the devil out of (one)
- scare out of one's wits