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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Bob's Your Uncle? #186669 08/31/2009 12:38 AM Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 Monique Krohn stranger Monique Krohn stranger Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 Does anyone know the etymology of the English phrase "Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bob's Your Uncle? Monique Krohn #186670 08/31/2009 12:58 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand From what I've gleaned there seems to be a link back to a nepotistic uncle Bob. Hope this helps. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bob's Your Uncle? olly #186671 08/31/2009 1:13 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass the origin of this is uncertain; but if you like speculation, try this Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bob's Your Uncle? tsuwm #186721 09/07/2009 1:53 AM Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 Monique Krohn stranger Monique Krohn stranger Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 Thank you very much! Now why didn't I think of Wikipedia? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bob's Your Uncle? olly #186722 09/07/2009 1:57 AM Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 Monique Krohn stranger Monique Krohn stranger Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 Here's the link to the nepotism: [url=http://www.governingdynamo.com/blog/2009/8/15/origins-bobs-your-uncle.html] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bob's Your Uncle? Monique Krohn #186723 09/07/2009 3:12 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Ta for that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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