Meanings
interjection
- euphemisticslangEuphemistic form of holy crap.
Insert a quick recap of everything magic-related from the night of the card tournament in which Tedd learned of his ability to intuitively know how spells work here, including things that would be considered spoilers as of the time this comic was first published. "Holy carp!" "I know!"
2014 December 22, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive - EGS:NP (webcomic), Comic for Monday, Dec 22, 2014
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