Uncle Charlie
[ uhng-kuhl chahr-lee ]
nounBaseball Slang.
curveball: When this guy delivers his Uncle Charlie, there’s not a left-handed hitter in the league who can get on base.
Origin of Uncle Charlie
1First recorded in 1930–35; origin uncertain
Words Nearby Uncle Charlie
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How to use Uncle Charlie in a sentence
I wanted actors to be able to imagine themselves as “Uncle Charlie” without any extra static.
Whatever Happened to ‘Prison Break’ Hunk Wentworth Miller? | Ramin Setoodeh | March 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe took the chair set for her while the man she loved to call "Uncle Charlie" passed round to his.
The Man in the Twilight | Ridgwell CullumI believe our great-grandfather had some, and then grandfather and Uncle Charlie, who died, had the rest.
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