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Dutch uncle
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Dutch uncle
strict elder who scolds and moralizes. [Br. Slang: Lurie, 122–123]
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Having had to suffer through years of torment because my employers required men to wear neckties, I shout a great hurrah for Prince Claus of the Netherlands for yanking off his necktie (``Ties that bind: Prince freeing necks of Dutch uncles, dads,'' Daily News, Dec.
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We're like Dutch uncles," joked Spitzer, a retired executive with the Southern California Broadcasters Association.
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TIE THAT BINDS; PRINCE FREEING NECKS OF DUTCH UNCLES, DADS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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