Unc

Quick meaning: Unc is an adjective meaning (originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) Old; no longer versed in or relevant to current youth culture.

Meaning

(originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) Old; no longer versed in or relevant to current youth culture.

More Meanings

1. (colloquial, neologism) Clipping of uncle.
2. (originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) An older male relative.
3. (genomics) A phenotype of Caenorhabditis elegans that moves in an uncoordinated manner.

Example Sentences

Unc animals do not move in the normal sinusoidal pattern of wildtype animals.

Mutations in the lon-2 gene result in worms that are unusually long (Lon), while mutations in the unc-78 gene result in worms that are uncoordinated (Unc).

Millennials’ very existence has become so embarrassing to Gen Z-ers that they’ve coined a phrase for it: “millennial cringe.” […] We are now unc and frequently also washed.

The Bristol chromosome I was marked with mutations in two widely spaced genes, dpy-5 (e61 ) and unc-54 (el 90). A strain homozygous for these markers is dumpy and uncoordinated.

Word Forms

• uncs

Synonyms for unc

Depending on context, synonyms include unkie, unky.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include uncle, yeah, ch, leadership, command, leanness.

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