Bob's your uncle (disambiguation)

Bob's your uncle is an expression generally meaning "and there you have it." or "Et voilà!" or "It's that simple!"

Bob's your uncle or Bob's yer uncle may also refer to:

Synonyms & variations on the theme (English UK Slang)

Expressions of self satisfaction or pride or delight at the end of a sentence describing an action, a situation, an instruction or direction, especially when it seems easier or quicker than expected:

• The long version Bob's Your Uncle and Fanny's your Aunt meaning "And there you are" or "It's that easy!" or "After that, it's done!" or "After that, you are achieved what wanted to achieve"
• This longer version may have been shorten to Bob's your uncle as Fanny has taken a sexual meaning (21st century) since the expression was coined (1887). An example is the writer Enid Blyton who used names in her 1940's children books such as Dick & Fanny which could not be used nowadays because of their sexual connotation.

Expressions with a stronger emphasis on easiness or delight:

• Piece of Cake An informal expression for something very easy.
• It's a Doddle Another slang expression for something very easy or It's a Cinch
• Easy Peasy A childish expression for something very easy. Children might also say It's a snap.

Expressions with a stronger emphasis on self satisfaction or pride of achievement or just delight:

• Job done something you say when someone has achieved something, especially when it seems easier or quicker than you expected:
• Job's a good'un similar slang meaning "and there you go" or "it's done with!" or "It's finished with" or "It is completed to everyone satisfaction"
• Lovely jubbly Made famous by 'Del Boy' the main character from long running English sitcom Only Fools And Horses Lovely Jubbly refers to "Lovely Job" or "Great" or "Good news" or "It is completed to everyone's satisfaction or profit".
• It's in the bag meaning "Job done" or "and there you go" or "Great Job!" or "it's all yours!" or "It's completed to your own benefit!"
• Back of the net literally meaning "Goal" or "Success!" but really it means "Great" or "Victory at last" or "Result!" or "It's completed to your own satisfaction!"

In film

• Bob's Your Uncle (film), a 1942 British film

In music

• 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

In television

• Bob's Your Uncle, ITV game show from 1990s