uncle

noun [C]

/ˈʌŋ·kəl/

Definition

› the brother of someone’s mother or father, or the husband of someone’s aunt: My aunt and uncle moved to Arizona when they retired.

(Definition of uncle noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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