taxi uncle

== English == === Etymology === From taxi +‎ uncle; a respectful form of address to an older man. === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈtɛk.si ˌʌŋ.kə/ === Noun === taxi uncle (plural taxi uncles) (Singapore) A male taxi driver in Singapore. 2000, May 15, soc.culture.singapore, Taxi driver, in Google Groups pretty interesting to yak with these taxi uncles...sometimes they can also give you tips on where and when the traffic police ambush with their speed detectors 2003, May 13, soc.culture.singapore, Do you want to drive a Taxi ?, in Google Groups I think you better get feedback from the taxi uncles....they complain the company sometime delay payment, refuse those with illegible/corrected amount even though coutersigned....etc 2008, Politikus, Taxi fare hike, drastic drop in demand., in Google Groups I talked with a taxi uncle who has been driving a cab since 1982. 2009 July 21, Ru Freeman, in A Disobedient Girl: A Novel, page 254 “Then I will call the taxi uncle to take us back to the hospital,” she says and starts to walk down the road. I grab her hand and bring her back to face me. “Shh! Don't make a noise,” I whisper to her. “I don't have money for the taxi uncle. I have to ... 2016 March 11, Kenneth Lim, "Freedom, flexible hours drive younger Singaporeans to taxi industry", in Today Online (Singapore)[3] He is experienced and knows the best spots to pick up passengers, as well as the unspoken rules for managing difficult customers, but Mr Dai is not what you’d call a “taxi uncle”.