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Dutch uncle definition

Dutch uncle

Informal a person who bluntly and sternly lectures or scolds someone, often with benevolent intent

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