cry uncle

Variant of uncle

uncle definition

un·cle (uŋ′kəl)

noun

  1. the brother of one's father or mother
  2. the husband of one's aunt
  3. Informal any elderly man: a term of address
  4. Slang a pawnbroker

Etymology: OFr < L avunculus, one's mother's brother, dim. of *avo < IE *awos-, maternal grandfather > OE eam, OHG oheim, uncle, L avus, grandfather

uncle Idioms

say uncle

or cry uncle☆
to surrender or admit defeat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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