fan och hans moster

Swedish

Etymology

fan (“the devil”) +‎ och (“and”) +‎ hans (“his”) +‎ moster (“maternal aunt”)

Phrase

fan och hans moster

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Indicates items left out at the end of an enumeration (of unpleasant or tiring things).
    Utflykten var ett helvete. Mygg och regn och snålblåst och punktering och fan och hans moster.
    The trip was hell. Mosquitoes and rain and biting wind and a flat tire and the devil and his aunt.

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