Uncle Sam

noun

1. 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

1. a personification of the government of the United States

Uncle Sam

1. 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 .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Uncle Sam¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; extension of the initials U.S.

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

Example Sentences

It’s been almost a month since the new FTC rule was officially approved, but if you still can’t smell what The Rock-a-Khan is cooking, here’s the slo-mo replay: Every time one of these fake-news jerks gets caught posting phony AI-generated “best lists,” Uncle Sam is free to slap them with a bill for $51,744 per violation.

From Salon

But several of the images were AI-generated, including those showing Swift dressed as Uncle Sam with the caption, “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”

From Los Angeles Times

Another showed Swift dressed up as Uncle Sam, with the headline: “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”

From Los Angeles Times

The perceived value of an endorsement from Swift, who supported Biden in 2020 but has not yet weighed in on this year’s election, is so high that Trump shared fake images of the singer, dressed as Uncle Sam, with the message, “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”

From Los Angeles Times

The patriotic image shows megastar Taylor Swift dressed up like Uncle Sam, falsely suggesting she endorses Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

From Los Angeles Times