"holy show" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: holy shows [plural]
Etymology: Compared by the English Dialect Dictionary to the phrase holy bizen, holy byzont; see bizen. Etymology templates: {{m|en||holy bizen}} holy bizen, {{m|en||holy byzont}} holy byzont, {{m|en|bizen}} 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, Undetermined quotations with omitted translation

Inflected forms

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