nuncle
Plural: nuncles
Noun
- An archaic or informal term for an uncle.
- Uncle.
- Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).
Verb
- To cheat, deceive.
Examples
- He jokingly called his Scrabble mentor his ’NUNCLE’, always offering wise word advice.
Origin / Etymology
From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt.
For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin.
For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
nuncle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnuncle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nuncle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
nuncle: valid Words With Friends Word