my aunt Fanny

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

nonsense; rubbish (as a scornful dismissal of someone else's remark)

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “my aunt Fanny” mean?

nonsense; rubbish (as a scornful dismissal of someone else's remark)

Is “my aunt Fanny” formal or informal?

my aunt Fanny is generally slang.