holy smoke

English

Alternative forms

• holy smokes

Pronunciation

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Interjection

holy smoke

1. (idiomatic, dated, informal) An expression of astonishment.

   Synonyms: cor blimey, holy cow, holy Moses, wow

Translations

expression of astonishment

• Dutch: wel heb ik ooit, allemachtig (nl)
• Finnish: voi pyhä jysäys!
• Polish: no noǃ
• Russian: ну и ну́! (ru) (nu i nú!), вот те на́! (ru) (vot te ná!), бо́же мой! (ru) (bóže moj!) (oh my God!)