Idioms

Good golly, Miss Molly!

Good golly, Miss Molly!

An exclamation of surprise. Popularized by Little Richard's 1958 song of the same name. Good golly, Miss Molly—you scared me! What's that black mark on the ceiling? Good golly, Miss Molly, it's a spider! Help! Good golly, Miss Molly! I didn't know anyone else was home!
See also: good, miss
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Good golly. Miss Molly!

Inf. Good grief!; Wow! Good golly, Miss Molly! This place is a mess! Good golly, Miss Molly, that's awful!
See also: good, miss
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Good golly, Miss Molly!

exclam. Good grief!; Wow! Good golly, Miss Molly! This place is a mess!
See also: good, miss
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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References in periodicals archive
3 Good golly, Miss Molly! Little Richard lived at the Hyatt Hotel at 8401 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood confidential: oh, my gay stars! The next best thing to celebrity-spotting is hob-nobbing around their old haunts
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