moley

holy moley

An exclamation of surprise, shock, or astonishment. Holy moley, the bill for that dinner was nearly $200! We won the lottery? Holy moley, that's amazing news! Are you all right? Holy moley, we could have been killed in that accident!

See also: holy, moley

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Holy moley!

Inf. Wow! Holy moley! A whole quarter! Look, here's another one! Holy moley!

See also: holy

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Holy moley!

(ˈholi ˈmoli)

exclam. Wow! (The exclamation used by the comic book character Captain Marvel.) Holy moley! A whole quarter! Shazam!

See also: holy

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