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Uncle Tom Cobley and all

Uncle Tom Cobley and all noun: and all the rest; et al.; used to conclude a long list of people's names or similar.

Noun

Uncle Tom Cobley and all

  1. (colloquial, humorous) And all the rest; et al.; used to conclude a long list of people's names or similar.
    • The IRA, the Palestinians, the Basques, the Quebec Separatists, Uncle Tom Cobley and all and all? Everyone made bombs these days.2001, Bernard Lord, The Renaissance Group, page 215

Origin of Uncle Tom Cobley and all

Derived from the Devonshire folk song "Widecombe Fair", in which a long list of people ends in "Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all".

Questions about Uncle Tom Cobley and all

What does Uncle Tom Cobley and all mean?
Uncle Tom Cobley and all means and all the rest; et al.; used to conclude a long list of people's names or similar.
What part of speech is Uncle Tom Cobley and all?
Uncle Tom Cobley and all is a noun.

Words near Uncle Tom Cobley and all in the dictionary

  1. Uncle Sucker
  2. Uncle Sugar
  3. Uncle Thomas
  4. Uncle Thomases
  5. Uncle Tom
  6. Uncle Tom Cobley and all
  7. Uncle Tomahawk
  8. Uncle Tomahawks
  9. Uncle Tomish
  10. Uncle Tomism
  11. Uncle Tommery

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