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Nephew

'Nephew' — the address for a younger, sillier person, said with an uncle's exasperation, from Black Twitter in 2015 alongside 'Uncle Denzel', the photo of a tired Denzel Washington that was everyone's uncle. The record's entry for the family role that became a reply.

Born
Peak
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Cause of death
First sighting
Black Twitter, 2015; Uncle Denzel
Life & death · 2014–2027
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2020
2022
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2026
PEAK 2017
BORN · 2015
NOW · 2026

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Definition @group_chat_gina · Poster 15 Jan 2025

The record notes 'nephew' is said to men who are older than the speaker, that this is the point, and that 'sit down, nephew' has ended arguments.

Sighting @dialup_ghost · Coroner 5 Oct 2016

Spotted on a laminated sign in a chain café, Bristol, Apr this year. Nephew, in a headline font. A manager did this on purpose and I would like their name for the record.

📎 screenshot attached · ref GUI-2016-0808
Correction @geocities_widow · Archivist 15 May 2016

The definition implies everyone used Nephew the same way. They did not. There were at least two camps by the second month, and they did not like each other.

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