holy mackerel

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Meaning: (idiomatic,humorousoreuphemistic)An expression ofsurprise.1932,Delos W. Lovelace,King Kong, published1965, page48:‘Holy mackerel!’ he whispered. ‘Englehorn! Driscoll! Get a look at this thing.’1951, Marguerite Wallace Kennedy, chapter 3, inMy Home on the Range:Holy Mackerel!Here Comes the Bride!"1956,Ian Fleming,Diamonds are Forever, published1965, page163:"Holy mackerel! Just any old dumb hag who can cook and lie on her back?"

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