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uncle
noun- a pawnbroker UK, 1756
- — Lou Shelly, Hepcats Jive Talk Dictionary, p. 20, 1945
- Five minutes later we were lined up at uncle’s, beeing about the measly ninety bucks he shoved across the counter for the whole lot of horns. — Mezz Mezzrow, Really the Blues, p. 132, 1946
- The window looks like any “Uncle’s” anywhere in the world, with a profusion of new and used articles ranging from mink coats to tin watches. — Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, Washington Confidential, p. 31, 1951
- a person who buys stolen goods from criminals US
- — Hyman E. Goldin et al., Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, p. 231, 1950
- the US federal government US
An abbreviation of Uncle Sam. - “Is uncle paying?” the black man said. — George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Doyle, p. 63, 1971
- They’re going to send that money back, and Uncle’s got to catch up with you. — Harry King, Box Man, p. 85, 1972
- It is important to you to make sure that your Uncle does not hear what you say when you talk on the telephone. — George V. Higgins, Penance for Jerry Kennedy, p. 89, 1985
▶ cry uncle; say uncle; holler uncle
to admit defeat; to beg for mercy US, 1918
From Irish anacol (mercy).- “Holler uncle.” “Nope,” I said, struggling, but I didn’t have my usual strength. — S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders, p. 99, 1967
- After the second time Mazz was about ready to cry uncle if she wanted to carry on[.] — John Williams, Cardiff Dead, p. 196, 2000
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