Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncle shmuel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
un-cle sh-muel
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Uncle Sam.

Derogatory; Humorous; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Usage

Questions

What does uncle shmuel mean?
Uncle Sam.
Where does uncle shmuel come from?
Blend of Uncle Sam + Shmuel (a Jewish variant of the male given name Samuel), implying that the US government is dominated or manipulated by Jewish interests.

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