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"Bob's your uncle" is an idiom commonly used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries that means "and there it is", or "and there you have it", or "it's done". Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions or when a result is reached. The meaning is similar to that of the French expression "et voilà!".
The word "peeler" of similar origin, is used in Northern Ireland. Bob's your uncle "there you go", "it's that simple". [37] (Some areas of US have the phrase Bob's your uncle, Fanny's your aunt) bod a person [38] [39] bodge a cheap or poor (repair) job, can range from inelegant but effective to outright failure. e.g.
The Marquess of Salisbury, who was Prime Minister for three separate occasions from 1885 to 1902 for a total of approximately 14 years, appointed his nephew Arthur Balfour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1887 and later as Prime Minister in 1902. This is supposedly the origin of the phrase "Bob's your uncle". [135]
Bob's Yer Uncle (band), an alternative rock band in Chicago, IL USA; Bob's Your Uncle (band), a late-1980s alternative rock group in Canada "Bob's Yer Uncle", a song by the band Happy Mondays from their album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches "Bop's Your Uncle", a bebop composition by British jazz pianist George Shearing
The Bob Monkhouse Show (1983–86) Bob's Full House (1984–90) Bob Says Opportunity Knocks (1987–89) The $64,000 Question (UK version of The 64,000 Dollar Question) (1989, 1990–93) Bob's Your Uncle (1991–92) All or Nothing at All (1993) Gagtag (team captain, then host) (1994–1996) An Audience With Bob Monkhouse (1994) Bob Monkhouse On ...
Bob's Your Uncle (Chinese: 煮家男人) (born 18 June 1981), known as Uncle Bob (Chinese: Bob叔), is a Hong Kong YouTuber who makes videos about cooking and travelling. As a teenage student, he travelled to the United Kingdom for schooling. Uncle Bob started to learn to cook after he found the Chinese restaurants he visited to be unappetising.
Bob's Your Uncle is a 1948 British musical comedy with music by Noel Gay, lyrics by Frank Eyton, and a book by Austin Melford.. After premiering at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool, its West End run at the Saville Theatre lasted for 363 performances, between 5 May 1948 and 19 March 1949.
I wonder if the source might be Cockney rhyming slang. The WP article mentions the longer version "Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt." Given my understanding of rhyming slang, the "aunt" could rhyme with something related to the meaning such as "can't" or "shan't". Fool4jesus 18:48, 26 September 2023 (UTC)