Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncle tom cobley and all

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: un-cle -tom -cob-ley and all
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

And all the rest; et al.; used to conclude a long list of people's names or similar.

Colloquial; Humorous

Example Sentences

"The IRA, the Palestinians, the Basques, the Quebec Separatists, Uncle Tom Cobley and all and all? Everyone made bombs these days."

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does uncle tom cobley and all mean?: And all the rest; et al.; used to conclude a long list of people's names or similar.
Where does uncle tom cobley and all come from?: Derived from the Devonshire folk song "Widecombe Fair", in which a long list of people ends in "Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all".

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