2006-08-13 04:02:18 · 4 answers · asked by michaelalexiou 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Actually, the origin is unknown.
Sorry!
2006-08-13 10:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by dark_phoenix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SAY UNCLE Surrender! This expression originated in the United States in about 1900. Lexicographer Charles Earl Funk [[of the Funk and Wagnall dynasty]] thinks that the phrase may have some Latin connection. When a Roman boy was in trouble, he cried ‘patrue mi Patruissime’ (‘Uncle my best of uncles’).
2006-08-13 04:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Uncle Frank and his sadistic views on sibling torture
2006-08-13 04:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by John Blix 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ME!! LOL the same day I landed the first space shuttle on the moon and invented microwave popcorn..LOL sorry I couldn't resist
2006-08-13 04:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by *CiTsJuStMe* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋