{"id":6149,"date":"2022-08-30T20:30:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T20:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/?p=6149"},"modified":"2022-08-30T20:30:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T20:30:12","slug":"uno-reverse-card-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/uno-reverse-card-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Uno Reverse Card \u2013 Meaning, Origin and Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uno is a very popular card game that has been played by countless people since its creation. But as its popularity has grown, some aspects of the game have taken on lives of their own.<\/p>\n

Namely, the Uno \u201creverse card\u201d has become a common meme on the Internet. Have you switched up your real life play in the middle of the game? Maybe you agreed to something and decide to back out suddenly? If so, then you have played an Uno reverse card in real life. But what does it mean if someone sends you a Uno reverse card after you have asked them to do something?<\/p>\n

This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this expression.<\/p>\n

Meaning<\/h2>\n

If someone sends you a Uno reverse card after you have asked them to do something, that is their way of saying \u201cno, you\u201d. As in, I\u2019m not going to do it, but by sending you an image of this card, now YOU have to do it. In short, it means a reversal of something that was previously agreed to. It also means that the tables have been turned. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This phrase is typically used by sending or showing someone an image of a Uno reverse card, rather than saying \u201cUno reverse card\u201d. This is most commonly how it is seen on the Internet, but you can still say \u201cUno reverse card\u201d if you do not have the card or a picture of it. More information can be found in the video (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Example Usage<\/h2>\n

\u201cYou want me to do the dishes? Uno reverse card.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo way am I giving the dog his medicine. Uno reverse card.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going outside to see what that sound was. Uno reverse card.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou want me to pay the bill? Uno reverse card.\u201d<\/p>\n

Origin<\/h2>\n

The card game Uno has been around since 1971. The inventor actually created the game after getting into an argument with his son over the rules of another popular game, Crazy Eights. But the phrase \u201cuno reverse card\u201d, as it is now used as a meme, was not popularized until 2018.<\/p>\n

The phrase \u201cno u\u201d had already been around on the Internet before the uno reverse card became attached to it. It was in 2018 that the link between \u201cno u\u201d and \u201cuno reverse card\u201d was made, as \u201cno u\u201d was seen as an anagram for \u201cUno\u201d anyway. The two phrases have become synonymous ever since. The meme and the phrase itself have become popular on sites like Reddit, where images of memes are shared on a daily basis. Jokes depicting a person who is about to die giving the Grim Reaper an Uno reverse card, or somebody who is sick giving a doctor the uno reverse card, are common uses of this meme.<\/p>\n

Phrases Similar to Uno Reverse Card<\/h2>\n
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  • No you do it.<\/li>\n
  • I don\u2019t want to.<\/li>\n
  • Swapsies<\/li>\n
  • Flip it and reverse it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Phrases Opposite to Uno Reverse Card<\/h2>\n
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    • Sure I\u2019ll do it.<\/li>\n
    • No, I don\u2019t mind.<\/li>\n
    • Yeah, of course I will.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      What is the Correct Saying?<\/h2>\n
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      • \u201cUno reverse card\u201d essentially translates to \u201cno, you\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Ways People May Incorrectly Say Uno Reverse Card<\/h2>\n

        You use \u201cuno reverse card\u201d when someone is telling you to do something that you do not want to do, so you make them do it instead. In this way, attempting to use this phrase to mean anything other than that would be incorrect. Most notably, if someone asks you to do something, and you say \u201cuno reverse card\u201d when you really mean to agree to do it, that would be incorrect. Some ways that \u201cuno reverse card\u201d is used incorrectly are:<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Sure, I\u2019ll drive us to work today. Uno reverse card.<\/li>\n
        • Yeah, I don\u2019t mind taking out the trash. Uno reverse card.<\/li>\n
        • Of course I\u2019ll make dinner tonight. Uno reverse card.<\/li>\n
        • Yeah, I can go to the grocery store. Uno reverse card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Acceptable Ways to Phrase Uno Reverse Card<\/h2>\n
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          • You want me to catch the frog? No way! Uno reverse card.<\/li>\n
          • I\u2019m not driving eight hours to Atlanta. Uno reverse card.<\/li>\n
          • I\u2019m not moving the couch. Uno reverse card.<\/li>\n
          • I don\u2019t want to pick Amy up from school. Uno reverse card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Uno is a very popular card game that has been played by countless people since its creation. But as its popularity has grown, some aspects of the game have taken on lives of their own. Namely, the Uno \u201creverse card\u201d has become a common meme on the Internet. Have you switched up your real life […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8257,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149\/revisions\/8257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}