"Oh no, this is some new slang I need to learn, isn't it? I'm still struggling with six-seven. Maybe join the other uncs and Google it? According to the language-learning platform Preply, the word unc' now pulls in 5.9 million monthly searches and searches for unc meaning are up 74%. I don't need to search unc meaning, I've got you. So what does it mean? Older, basically gen Alpha are using it to address anyone older than them."
"Well, the A-list are getting in on the act. Last month, Sabrina Carpenter referred to the producer Jack Antonoff as unc (plus heart emoji). Then babyfaced Hollywood superstar Timothee Chalamet called himself unc in one of his excitable all-caps Instagram posts to mark his 30th birthday. TIMMYTIM IS OFFICIALLY UNC. I have just consulted young Chalamet's Instagram and it's exhaustingly high energy. How can he be OFFICIALLY UNC'? Remember, 30 is ancient for gen Alpha."
Unc is a Gen Alpha informal label used to address people perceived as older or possessing uncle-like, older-sibling energy. Searches for unc surged after a viral TikTok and have reached millions of monthly searches according to Preply. High-profile figures have adopted the term, including Sabrina Carpenter and Timothée Chalamet, who referred to himself as unc at age 30. Gen Alpha respondents suggest unc status can begin around age 20. Recognizable signs of unc energy include watching Friends, knowing the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling," and being baffled by "six-seven." Kinship language makes unc a softer generational jab than terms like "OK boomer."
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