Appendix:Snowclones/holy X, Batman
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English
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editEtymology
editA reference to Robin in the original Batman TV series, who was noted for his many catchphrase "Holy..." exclamations.
Interjection
edit- (colloquial) Expressing surprise or amazement in response to the specified thing.
- 2018 July 18, Sean T. Collins, “Superheroes Onscreen: The Evolution of an American Ideal”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-03-29:
- Holy zeitgeist, Batman! Starring Adam West as the titular character and Burt Ward as his sidekick, Robin, the TV show "Batman" remains the definitive example of superheroes who capture their moment.
- 2022 August 26, u/Hugh_Jasshull, “They interested politics into a game about beating up Covid deniers”, in Reddit[2], r/Gamingcirclejerk, archived from the original on 3 May 2024:
- holy shit AND you get to play as a goth???? holy based batman how do I support this game
- 2024 May 3, Brigitte Pellerin, “Pellerin: So much jargon plagues impenetrable City zoning bylaw amendment”, in Ottawa Citizen[3], Ottawa, Ont.: Postmedia Network, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-05-03:
- I'm no stupider than the average bear, I care about this topic a lot and on top of that I'm getting paid to read this kind of stuff. But holy struggle, Batman. So. Much. Grey. Gird your loins, gentle reader, I'm about to give you an example plucked from page 21.