everybody and his mum



everybody and his mum

Used hyperbolically to express a large number or a majority of people. Primarily heard in UK. I'm so jealous, everybody and his mum is going on a vacation this summer except for me.
See also: and, everybody, mum

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JoyJOIEnglish
Eddy['edi]
Parsifal-German
Gudbrand-Norwegian, Danish
ImkeIM-kə (Dutch, German)Frisian, Dutch, German
Zakiah-Arabic