everybody and his uncle



everybody and his uncle

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Varfolomey-Russian (Rare)
Huey['hju:i]
Vasilvah-SIL (Bulgarian)Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian, Albanian
Aelfric['ælfrik]
Bartolomeo-Italian
Natsuminah-tsoo-meeJapanese