my aunt Fanny
Expression of disbelief
My aunt Fanny is a British expression of disbelief or dismissal, equivalent to "nonsense" or "I don't believe it": Genuine leather, my aunt Fanny—this is plastic.
The phrase uses the fictional aunt as a stand-in for something obviously false.
Fanny being British slang for the female genitals gives the expression a mildly vulgar edge, though many speakers don't register this connection.
Senseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- malarkeyInsincere foolish talk
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
rubbish · codswallop · tommyrot · bunkum · piffle · twaddle · fiddlesticks · horsefeathers
balderdash
Senseless talk or writing
nonsense · rubbish · codswallop · tommyrot · bunkum · piffle · twaddle · fiddlesticks · horsefeathers · baloney
my aunt Fannygospel truth
Claim beyond all question
genuine · legitimate · on the level · straight up · for real