i'll be a monkey's uncle

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Определение i'll be a monkey's uncle в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbelief

Well I’ll be a monkey's uncle! I would never have thought that tourists would go into space!.

Расстановка переносов

I'll be a monkey's un·cle

Синонимы

fuck me running, blimey, bloody hell, bugger me, christ, christ almighty, crikey, damn, fancy that, fucking hell, fuck me, get out of town, god, good god, good gracious

Этимология

() "I'll be a monkey's uncle" dates from after 1926, the date of the widely publicized Scopes Trial in the United States, where the term first appears. It appears in print starting in the 1930s.