Meanings
- mildly blasphemousexpression of surprise, outrage, disgust, etc.
Holy Moses, I was tired! My hands were so stiff I couldn’t close them, and my wrists seemed to weight a ton.
1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 271 more example
'Holy Moses!' the blind man heard him mutter, and there followed a rapid fusillade of 'How?' and 'When?' and 'What?' and 'You don't mean it!' all indicating consternation and surprise, as long as the colloquy lasted.
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados MysteriesSynonyms: wow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionexpression of surprise, outrage, disgust, etc.
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