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Aristus

(66,820 posts)
Sat Nov 4, 2023, 02:01 PM Nov 2023

How come aunts get a cute nickname like 'auntie', but uncles don't get one?

I'm not saying I'd want to be someone's 'uncley', but I think we deserve a cute nickname.

Every time I say goodbye to one of my nieces, I tell them "Bob's your uncle", because it's true.

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How come aunts get a cute nickname like 'auntie', but uncles don't get one? (Original Post) Aristus Nov 2023 OP
Huh...I got one. Maybe you aren't trying hard enough... ret5hd Nov 2023 #1
Drunk uncle? NCIndie Nov 2023 #2
My cousins called my dad "Unk" for as long as I can remember. QED Nov 2023 #3
Nephews on my side called my husband Unk Marthe48 Nov 2023 #6
Donald Duck's nephews called him Unca Donald. In the cartoon. Just Unk sometimes Walleye Nov 2023 #4
what, you don't have an unkie? mike_c Nov 2023 #5
Does unka creepy count? Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2023 #7
I'm called uncka Joe... Ohio Joe Nov 2023 #8
Unkie Herb? Jack the Greater Nov 2023 #9
One of my Uncles also Mr.Bill Nov 2023 #10
One of my uncles was my godfather. wnylib Nov 2023 #11
I have heard the term "Unk" used many times. Chainfire Nov 2023 #12

Marthe48

(17,432 posts)
6. Nephews on my side called my husband Unk
Sat Nov 4, 2023, 03:45 PM
Nov 2023

We never insisted on titles when they were very young. Now that most of that generation is middle-aged, they use the titles

Mr.Bill

(24,438 posts)
10. One of my Uncles also
Sat Nov 4, 2023, 05:16 PM
Nov 2023

carried the name Godfather to me. He had no children of his own, and I rather think he enjoyed me introducing him that way sometimes.

wnylib

(22,229 posts)
11. One of my uncles was my godfather.
Sat Nov 4, 2023, 06:06 PM
Nov 2023

He had 3 sons and he and my aunt considered me the daughter they never had. They gave me gifts on all occasions. I just called him uncle.

Funny story about him. He was my father's younger brother and very good looking, fit and trim and looked younger than his age. So, when I was 16 and coming home from a date on Valentine's day, my mother met my boyfriend and me at the door. She said that someone was waiting for me in the kitchen. My boyfriend followed us.

It was my uncle/godfather. He had a huge Valentine heart of chocolates for me. I gave him a hug, and my date got angry, said he didn't have to put up with being treated that way. My mother and I realized his mistake and laughed, which made him angrier.

I explained that the man was my uncle/godfather but the boyfriend asked why he was there so late in the evening. We told him that my uncle worked nights for the local newspaper, lived out of town, and was on his way into work. My uncle showed him his driver's license and a family photo with his wife and kids to convince him.



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