Robert's your father's brother

phrase

Bob's your uncle

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Meanings

phrase

alternative Robert is your father's brother

  1. humorousrareBob's your uncle

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bob's your uncle

Origin

More recent variant, deliberately making the phrase sound incongruously formal.

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APA

Robert's your father's brother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robert's%20your%20father's%20brother

MLA

“Robert's your father's brother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robert's%20your%20father's%20brother. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Robert's your father's brother,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robert's%20your%20father's%20brother.

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