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
JaysonJAY-sənEnglish
Vasuda-Indian, Hindi (Rare)
HeinzHIENTSGerman
Shoemaker['ʃu:meikə]
Wasylyna-Ukrainian
Zora-Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian