"holy cow" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1977, Jim Steinman (lyrics and music), “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”, in Bat Out of Hell, performed by Meat Loaf ft. Phil Rizzuto",
          "text": "Holy cow I think he's gonna make it!",
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          "word": "la vache"
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