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parental unit

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parental unit

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In the informal sense, from the "Coneheads" American comedy sketch.

noun parental units

  1. The parent or parents present in a family, considered as a unit.
  2. derogatory, informal, often A parent.

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@misc{parental_unit_2026,
  title = {parental unit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parental%20unit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}