Uncle Bob
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A guest at an event who takes a lot of photographs and gets in the way of the hired professional photographer.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] Uncle Bobs shooting their own snapshots on similar-looking equipment […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “Uncle Bob” mean?
A guest at an event who takes a lot of photographs and gets in the way of the hired professional photographer.
Is “Uncle Bob” formal or informal?
Uncle Bob is generally derogatory, slang.