Definition: Expression of disbelief.
Origin
Pig Players were certainly creative on this one. I particularly enjoyed rnf850’s
story about stodgy Winston or Winny as he hated to be called and the story about the demise of Felix DeMont and his love for his only friend Albert the monkey submitted by warpt_princess brought a tear to my eye.
But the truth of the matter is that the origin of this phrase has more to do with scientific inquiry than with a monkey being part of the family. In 1871 Darwin published the Decent of Man outlining his theory of evolution, sparking controversy that continues today. It seems Darwin’s scribblings not only added yet another excuse to snipe and name call, but also contributed to our English lexicon. I’ll be a monkey’s uncle was originally a sarcastic remark made by non-believers of Darwinism.
