The slang meaning "pawnbroker" is by 1756, "in humorous allusion to the financial favors expected and sometimes received from rich uncles" [Century Dictionary]. Dutch uncle(and his blunt, stern, benevolent advice) is attested from 1838;Welsh uncle(1747) was the male first cousin of one's ...
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The slang meaning "pawnbroker" is by 1756, "in humorous allusion to the financial favors expected and sometimes received from rich uncles" [Century Dictionary]. Dutch uncle(and his blunt, stern, benevolent advice) is attested from 1838;Welsh uncle(1747) was the male first cousin of one's ...