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Uncle Sam
noun
- a personification of the government or people of the U.S.: represented as a tall, lean man with white chin whiskers, wearing a blue tailcoat, red-and-white-striped trousers, and a top hat with a band of stars.
Uncle Sam
noun
- a personification of the government of the United States
Uncle Sam
- A figure who stands for the government of the United States and for the United States itself. Uncle Sam — whose initials are the abbreviation of United States — is portrayed as an old man with a gray goatee who sports a top hat and Stars and Stripes clothing. During World War I and World War II , posters of Uncle Sam exhorted young men to join the armed forces. ( Compare John Bull .)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Uncle Sam1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; extension of the initials U.S.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Uncle Sam1
C19: apparently a humorous interpretation of the letters stamped on army supply boxes during the War of 1812: US
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Example Sentences
At the mention of "Uncle Sam" a great cheer went up—a mighty shout.
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If we save him,” said Uncle Sam, “he will only make trouble for us again.
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The steamer "Uncle Sam" enters the harbor, being the first of a line established to Chicago.
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