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Dutch uncle   /dətʃ ˈəŋkəl/   Listen
Dutch uncle

noun
1.
A counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly.





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"Dutch uncle" Quotes from Famous Books



... Alf, "there's only one way to put a stop to that. You got to appeal to the women and girls of this here town. You simply got to talk to 'em like a Dutch uncle, Anderson. These boys of our'n have just got to remain single fer the duration ...
— Anderson Crow, Detective • George Barr McCutcheon


Words linked to "Dutch uncle" :   counsellor, counselor


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