"holy smoke" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Audio: en-au-holy smoke.ogg Forms: holy smokes [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} holy smoke
  1. (idiomatic, dated, informal) An expression of astonishment. Tags: dated, idiomatic, informal Synonyms: cor blimey, holy cow, holy Moses, wow Translations (expression of astonishment): wel heb ik ooit (Dutch), allemachtig (Dutch), voi pyhä jysäys! (Finnish), no noǃ (Polish), ну и ну́! (nu i nú!) (Russian), вот те на́! (vot te ná!) (Russian), бо́же мой! (bóže moj!) (english: oh my God!) (Russian)

Alternative forms

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