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  • noun nonstandard The husband of one's aunt.
  • noun nonstandard The uncle of one's spouse.

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Examples

  • Under the huaishu’s cooling shade, Lao Lao set up a permanent place for two of my favorite things - a little red wooden table and a small red armchair - gifts from my future uncle-in-law, who had lavished his craftsman’s talent on me in a skillful pursuit of my doting aunt.

    Excerpt: Snow Falling in Spring by Moying Li 2008

  • I have a Kenwood TS-850S that I got from my uncle-in-law a year or so ago.

    stonetable.org » Who stole my space? 2007

  • The question was a grave one, for it appears as your uncle-in-law, the Cardinal, will tell you that it is almost equally undesirable to be christened twice over as not to be christened at all.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Theodora Goss 2009

  • My uncle-in-law had sth like this on his leg for a few weeks, and when he finally saw a doctor, he had to stay in the hospital for a week.

    A half-serious question. Angry Professor 2008

  • Her father and uncle-in-law had been codirectors of a company, and her uncle claimed her father had been bankrupt, putting the value of their inheritance in bitter dispute.

    The Vision Board Book John Assaraf 2008

  • When my aunt and uncle-in-law emailed me on November 6th, asking for some advice on what they can do to help Barack Obama "address the great challenges that he and our country face moving forward," I was embarrassingly stumped.

    Despite Mumbai's TV Network Crackdown, Attacks Spur Stream of Social News Coverage 2008

  • When my aunt and uncle-in-law emailed me on November 6th, asking for some advice on what they can do to help Barack Obama "address the great challenges that he and our country face moving forward," I was embarrassingly stumped.

    Could a "Craigslist for Service" Actually Work? 2008

  • When my aunt and uncle-in-law emailed me on November 6th, asking for some advice on what they can do to help Barack Obama "address the great challenges that he and our country face moving forward," I was embarrassingly stumped.

    Could a "Craigslist for Service" Actually Work? Scola, Nancy 2008

  • Her father and uncle-in-law had been codirectors of a company, and her uncle claimed her father had been bankrupt, putting the value of their inheritance in bitter dispute.

    The Vision Board Book John Assaraf 2008

  • Her father and uncle-in-law had been codirectors of a company, and her uncle claimed her father had been bankrupt, putting the value of their inheritance in bitter dispute.

    The Vision Board Book John Assaraf 2008

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