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.