- holy mackerel
- used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure or anger
"Holy mackerel," cried the little boy when he saw the new bicycle he got for his birthday.
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holy mackerel
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Holy Mackerel — may refer to:* The Holy Mackerel, a 1960s band featuring Paul Williams. * The Holy Mackerel, a 1990s band featuring Les Claypool. * Holy mackerel! , an exclamation variously attributed to sportscasters Vince Lloyd or Al McGuire. * Hey Hey Holy… … Wikipedia
holy\ mackerel — • holy cats • holy cow • holy mackerel • holy Moses interj. informal Used to express strong feeling (as astonishment, pleasure, or anger); used in speech or when writing conversation. Holy cats! That s good pie! said Dick. Holy cow! They can t do … Словарь американских идиом
holy mackerel — interjection used as an exclamation of surprise or amazement * * * Slang. (used as an exclamation to express surprise or wonder.) [1795 1805] * * * holy smoke/cow/mackerel/etc mainly american spoken … Useful english dictionary
Holy mackerel! — [“holi “msekral] exclam. Wow! □ Holy mackerel! What a day! □ Holy mackerel! What’s this? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Holy mackerel! — int An interjection of surprise. Holy mackerel! We won the lottery! 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
holy mackerel — an expression of surprise. Perhaps a euphemism for holy Michael or holy Mary. May be derived from mackerel snappers, derisory to Catholics who ate fish on Fridays … Dictionary of ichthyology
holy mackerel — interjection An expression of surprise. Syn: holy cow, holy moley, holy smoke, holy crap, holy shit … Wiktionary
holy mackerel — Slang. (used as an exclamation to express surprise or wonder.) [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
Holy mackerel — exclamation indicating surprise, indignation, etc … Dictionary of Australian slang
holy mackerel — Australian Slang exclamation indicating surprise, indignation, etc … English dialects glossary
