I'll be a monkey's uncle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Interjection 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 See also 1.1.3 External sites

English

Interjection

I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) An expression of complete surprise or disbelief

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

Synonyms

• you don’t say?

See also

• monkey’s

External sites

• Possible etymology