Aussies say "Bob's your uncle" because it's a British phrase adopted in Australia, meaning "and there you have it" or "it's done," used after simple instructions to show ease, with origins likely tied to 19th-century British nepotism when Prime Minister "Bob" Salisbury appointed his nephew, making things seem easily achieved.
Bob's Your Uncle. "Bob's your uncle" means that everything is taken care of for you—you're all set, you've got it made. The expression apparently dates back to 1887 when the original "Uncle Bob"—British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury—made his nephew (Arthur Balfour) Irish Secretary in a move that reeked of nepotism.
Common Australian slang for a girl includes "Sheila" (older, sometimes dated or slightly derogatory), "chick," or just using general terms like "mate," "gal," or "lass," with context and tone being important, but "girl" is still widely used; some slang, like "moll," can refer to a girlfriend or a promiscuous woman, while "bogan" describes an unsophisticated person.
"Fanny's your aunt" is a British idiom, often used with "Bob's your uncle," meaning that something is straightforward, simple, or that a solution is guaranteed and easily accomplished. When used together, "Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt" implies a complete and effortless resolution to a situation.
Interjection. my aunt Fanny. (slang) nonsense; rubbish (as a scornful dismissal of someone else's remark)
• 7mo ago. Bob is a slang term for one shilling. Five pence in today's decimal currency.
Missus. A person's wife or girlfriend. I'm taking the missus out for their birthday.
"Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy, Oi Oi Oi" (often written as "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi") is a patriotic Australian sports chant, a rallying cry of national pride, originating from older British cheers like "Oggy Oggy Oggy," with "Aussie" being slang for Australian, and "Oi" functioning as an emphatic interjection, similar to "Hey!" or "Go!". It's used at sporting events, sometimes considered a bit cheesy or "cringey" by some Australians, but generally seen as an inclusive way to support national teams.
Pommy or pom
Newspapers in Australia were using the term by 1912, with it appearing first in Western Australia, and was said to be short for pomegranate, with the terms "jimmy" and "jimmigrant" also in use. The term Ten-pound Pom refers to British (subsidized) migrants to Australia and New Zealand after World War II.
A humorous or facetious gender-switching variant is "Roberta's your aunt" (or auntie).
It generally means something improper, which could be anything from a kiss and a cuddle to financial trickery. It may have come from that other reduplicative expression, hocus pocus, which means trickery or chicanery.
It's British expression not American, it's just means There it is, so if someone was showing you how to do something they'd say just do that and Bob's your uncle it's done.
Here are 5 common Aussie slang words/phrases: G'day (hello), Mate (friend), Arvo (afternoon), No worries (no problem/you're welcome), and Barbie (barbecue), with many Aussies shortening words (like Brekkie for breakfast, Servo for gas station) and using colourful terms for everyday things.
The shilling, informally called a "bob", was a type of silver coinage issued by the Commonwealth of Australia, that circulated prior to the decimalisation of Australian coinage.
Aboriginal people refer to an Elder as 'Aunty' or 'Uncle'. However, it is recommended that non-Aboriginal people check the appropriateness of their use of these terms as referring to an Elder or leader as Aunty or Uncle may not be appropriate for an outsider unless a strong relationship has been established.
Another classic case of Australians shortening everything. Meaning 'thank you', ta is usually used for the times when you are in a rush or want to send a quick text to show your appreciation for something.
White Australian
The phrase may be of Cornish origin, possibly deriving from the Cornish language (a pasty is known in Devon and Cornwall as an Oggie, possibly deriving from "hoggan" - a Cornish word). The chant appeared in British sports grounds in the 1960s and 1970s, namely rugby union and football.
In Australia, the word good sort means beautiful woman.
Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.
Etymology and Slang Usage. In Australian and New Zealand slang, yakka(often used in the phrase hard yakka) means hard work or strenuous labor. The word originates from the Yagara Aboriginal language of Queensland, where yaga means work.
Slang Words for 1000 Dollars ($1000) Here is the list of slang words for 1000 dollars ($1000): Grand K Stack G Band Large Thou Kilobuck Gee Big one Rack Cheddar Dime Bill Blue cheese C-note (though traditionally this is for $100) Green Gra...
A bob cut, also known as a bob, is a short to medium length haircut, in which the hair is typically cut straight around the head at approximately jaw level, and no longer than shoulder-length, often with a fringe at the front.
Interjection. no siree Bob. (US, colloquial) Definitely not; no way.