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DUTCH UNCLE
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• DUTCH UNCLE (noun)
The noun DUTCH UNCLE has 1 sense:
1. a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
Familiarity information: DUTCH UNCLE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Dutch uncle" is a kind of...):
counsellor; counselor (someone who gives advice about problems)
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