Dutch-uncle
noun, Sometimes Offensive.
1.
a person who criticizes or reproves with unsparing severity and frankness.
noun
1.
(informal) a person who criticizes or reproves frankly and severely
noun phrase
A severely censorious person, usually a man: A ”Dutch uncle” whose every word is reproof (1838+)
A stern, candid critic or adviser, as in When I got in trouble with the teacher again, the principal talked to me like a Dutch uncle. This expression, often put as talk to one like a Dutch uncle, presumably alludes to the sternness and sobriety attributed to the Dutch. [ Early 1800s ]
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