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i'll be a monkey's uncle

(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbelief

Etymology:

  • This phrase dates from after 1926, the date of the widely publicized Scopes Trial in the United States, where the term first appears. It first appears in print, starting in the 1930s.
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Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! I would never have thought that tourists would go into space!

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Modified by TriplePurple on August 25, 2024

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سأكون عم مقرود

Seré el tío de un mono

je serai l'oncle d'un singe

私は猿のおじになります

میں بنجر کا چچا ہوں

我将成为猴子的叔叔

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