Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncle bob

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: un-cle bob
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guest at an event who takes a lot of photographs and gets in the way of the hired professional photographer.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] Uncle Bobs shooting their own snapshots on similar-looking equipment […]"
"2018, Christopher Stets, 30 Days to a Better Wedding Photography Business I committed to this couple months or years ago, and it's the most important day of their lives, so I'm going to be there hell or high water. Some of the challenges you are going to encounter are what we call "Uncle Bobs" in the industry. Before a ceremony starts, I can get a good idea of who the "Uncle Bob" will be, as he/she is sitting on the aisle with a large iPad or SLR."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Uncle Bobs (plural)

Questions

What does uncle bob mean?: A guest at an event who takes a lot of photographs and gets in the way of the hired professional photographer.

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