Meanings (ES + gloss)
tío
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunc…
Phrases
Bob is your uncleBob's your uncleBob's your uncle and Fanny's your auntDutch uncleI'll be a monkey's uncleRobert is your uncleRobert's your uncleUncle JoeUncle NedUncle SamUncle ScroogeUncle ShmuelUncle SugarUncle TomUncle TomahawkUncle Whiskersagony uncleaunclebruncleco-unclecousin-unclecry ~double uncleeverybody and his uncleeverybody and their uncleeveryone and his uncleeveryone and their unclefunclegrandunclegreat-grandunclegreat-unclegunclehalf-uncleholler ~if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncleif my uncle had tits, he'd be my auntmaternal half-unclematernal unclemy sainted unclenuncle
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