agony uncle
agony uncle · agony uncles
Synonym of advice columnist, particularly an actually or assumed male writer of such a…Synonym of advice columnist, particularly an actually or assumed male writer of such a column.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, informal, uncommon)Synonym of advice columnist, particularly an actually or assumed male writer of such a column.
a male newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in
Origin
By analogy with earlier agony aunt, from still earlier agony column.By analogy with earlier agony aunt, from still earlier agony column.
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Forms
plural: agony uncles| Singular | agony uncle |
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