Uncle Tom Cobbleigh
/ˌʌŋkl tɒm ˈkɒbli/
/ˌʌŋkl tɑːm ˈkɑːbli/
- a character from the traditional English song Widdicombe Fair. The song includes a long list of people who go to the fair, ending with the line 'Old Uncle Tom Cobbleigh and all'. People sometimes use this phrase to mean that a large group of people are present in a place, including everyone that one might expect or imagine
- Everyone turned up at the party – Jack, Ella, Steve, Roger, old Uncle Tom Cobbleigh and all!