Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square305fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1356arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square305fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Toto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink35•2 months agoAvuncular - of or having the qualities of an uncle. “His avuncular joke was both lazy and sexist”
minus-square@shalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•2 months agoThat’s the definition but not how it’s ever used.
minus-square@Godric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•2 months agoYeah, that word means uncle-like, but it’s very much a word for a fun or chill uncle vibe. Don’t you slander uncledom like that, you unavuncluar tranch!
Avuncular - of or having the qualities of an uncle.
“His avuncular joke was both lazy and sexist”
That’s the definition but not how it’s ever used.
Proof /s
Yeah, that word means uncle-like, but it’s very much a word for a fun or chill uncle vibe.
Don’t you slander uncledom like that, you unavuncluar tranch!