"holy show" meaning in All languages combined

See holy show on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: holy shows [plural]
Etymology: Compared by the English Dialect Dictionary to the phrase holy bizen, holy byzont; see bizen. Head templates: {{en-noun}} holy show (plural holy shows)
  1. A shameful spectacle; a scene.
    Sense id: en-holy_show-en-noun-ismYRB9e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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