my giddy aunt
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /maɪ ˌɡɪdi ˈɑ(ː)nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /maɪ ˌɡɪdi ˈænt/
- Rhymes: -ɑːnt, -ænt
- Hyphenation: my gid‧dy aunt
Interjection edit
- (British, Ireland) An exclamation of astonishment, confusion, despair, etc.: my sainted aunt, my sainted uncle.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow
Translations edit
exclamation of astonishment, confusion, despair, etc. — see wow
References edit
- “my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt, phrase” under “aunt, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2021.
- “my giddy aunt!, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.