What up Unk?

[1/2OfDaBruinz]

That shyt started in jail right? Cause you hear it in jail A LOT. Damn near every nikka over 30 is Unk. I don't really hear it on the street like that. It's still a hood term tho.

 

[Alaafin]

thought it was short for uncle?

 

[CinnaSlim]

Ma, cuz, son, papi, etc.

 

[West Coast Avenger]

When I saw the title...I thought you were talking about the movie Creed...........

 

[1/2OfDaBruinz]

thought it was short for uncle?

It kind of is but it's a term you use when talking to an older head/o.g.

 

[wet landscapes]

I thought unk was kinda derogatory

 

[1/2OfDaBruinz]

It's a hood term for sure. It's not mainstream slang. Found something on Urban Dictionary that said it started in Cali I'm not sure what state it originated in but the definition mentions prison like I thought. The general definition is pretty much on point tho

Unk
An endearing term, stemming from the word "uncle", that describes an older male friend, mentor, counselor, guardian, or paternal-figure, whom demonstrates unconditional love and concern for the well-being of teenage knuckleheads and delinquent thugs. Originates in the Juvenile Detention System, San Francisco, California.

 

[JackRoss]

I'll stick with my Spanish app

 

[Big Daddy]

All my nephews hit me with the 'watup Unc'...with a 'c'..as in short for 'uncle'.

I never really even noticed the term until i became an uncle, now that I think about it.

 

[1/2OfDaBruinz]

I thought unk was kinda derogatory

I saw on Urban Dictionary that people use it to refer to Crackheads in the D.C. area. I never really heard it to be used to be disrespectful like that tho. It's just more of a term for a person older than you. Like not respectful, but not disrespectful either. Like if you at the corner store and see a nikka like 10+ years older than you, you might call him unk

 

[wet landscapes]

I saw on Urban Dictionary that people use it to refer to Crackheads in the D.C. area. I never really heard it to be used to be disrespectful like that tho. It's just more of a term for a person older than you. Like not respectful, but not disrespectful either. Like if you at the corner store and see a nikka like 10+ years older than you, you might call him unk

yeah, if you're acting like someones drunk uncle/auntie or asking for cigs/black and milds at the metro, that makes you an unk lol