yunc

English

Etymology

Blend of YN (“young nigga”) +‎ unc (“uncle”). Popularized on TikTok in November 2024.

Noun

yunc (plural yuncs)

1. (Internet slang, African-American Vernacular) A young person who acts in an unusually mature or worldly manner; a young unc.
   • 2024 November 18, @ludwigABAP, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2024:

     when people forgot this isn't just a dating account but I'm actually a lowkey nonchalant and chill af yunc with immaculate takes

   • 2024 November 24, u/PhotoPsychological77, “Can somebody make a 2024 election version of this”, in Reddit‎^[2], r/imaginarymapscj, archived from the original on 5 December 2024:

     U gotta stop using carts yunc 😭😭🙏🙏🙏

   • 2024 November 26, u/thicc-asstley, “Feeling lost...”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/ExplainTheJoke, archived from the original on 5 December 2024:

     good one yunc 😿

   • 2024 December 1, @Froste, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 5 December 2024:

     Just 2 Yuncs streaming from the retirement house