IdiomThe Absurd
EnglishCrude
EnglishCrudeif my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle
Meaning: A crude retort to pointless speculation: change enough facts and anything becomes true, so the hypothesis proves nothing.
Example: “"If he'd studied, he'd have passed." "Yeah, and if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle."”
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French: Si ma tante en avait, ce serait mon oncle Literally: If my aunt had some, she'd be my uncle- English: if ifs and buts were candy and nuts
Origin: A vulgar piece of folk logic with close relatives across Europe: the French "si ma tante en avait, ce serait mon oncle," and the Italian and Yiddish versions in which a grandmother with wheels would be a cart or a wagon. The English form is an informal saying passed along in speech, and no first appearance or date is documented.
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