Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square306fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1355arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square306fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareToto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·2 months agoAvuncular - of or having the qualities of an uncle. “His avuncular joke was both lazy and sexist”
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoThat’s the definition but not how it’s ever used.
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 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!