Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square307fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1353arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square307fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareToto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down1·1 month agoAvuncular - of or having the qualities of an uncle. “His avuncular joke was both lazy and sexist”
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 month agoThat’s the definition but not how it’s ever used.
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month 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!