Meanings
- idiomaticslangvulgarExpression of terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.
Holy shit, that car just exploded!
Synonyms: wow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionExpression of terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian мамка му да еба, пичка му матерна
- мамка му да еба (mamka mu da eba)expression of surprise or the like
- пичка му матерна (pička mu materna)expression of surprise or the like
- ебати (ebati)expression of surprise or the like
Catalan me cago en Déu!
- me cago en Déu!expression of surprise or the like
Chinese Mandarin 天啊, 我肏
- 天啊 (tiān a)expression of surprise or the like
- 我肏 (wǒ cào)expression of surprise or the like
Czech do prdele, do hajzlu
- do prdeleexpression of surprise or the like
- do hajzluexpression of surprise or the like
- ty voleexpression of surprise or the like
- ty píčoexpression of surprise or the like
Dutch tering jantje
- tering jantjeexpression of surprise or the like
Esperanto damne, fek
- damneexpression of surprise or the like
- fekexpression of surprise or the like
- diableexpression of surprise or the like
Finnish jukoliste, jumalauta
- jukolisteexpression of surprise or the like
- jumalautaexpression of surprise or the like
French bon Dieu de merde, bordel de merde
- bon Dieu de merdeexpression of surprise or the like
- bordel de merdeexpression of surprise or the like
- putain de merdeexpression of surprise or the like
- nom de Dieuexpression of surprise or the like
German heilige Scheiße, ach du Scheiße
- heilige Scheißeexpression of surprise or the like
- ach du Scheißeexpression of surprise or the like
Greek γαμώτο
- γαμώτο (gamóto)expression of surprise or the like
Hungarian basszus, a kurva életbe
- basszusexpression of surprise or the like
- a kurva életbeexpression of surprise or the like
- bassza megexpression of surprise or the like
Italian porca puttana, merda
- porca puttanaexpression of surprise or the like
- merdaexpression of surprise or the like
- sticazziexpression of surprise or the like
- me cojoni (Romanesco)expression of surprise or the like
Japanese やばい
- やばい (yabai)expression of surprise or the like
Korean 와 씨발
- 와 씨발 (wa ssibal)expression of surprise or the like
Latvian pie velna, svētais sūds
- pie velnaexpression of surprise or the like
- svētais sūdsexpression of surprise or the like
Polish o kurwa!, ja pierdolę!
- o kurwa!expression of surprise or the like
- ja pierdolę!expression of surprise or the like
Portuguese puta que pariu!, puta merda!
- puta que pariu!expression of surprise or the like
- puta merda!expression of surprise or the like
- é de cair o cu da bundaexpression of surprise or the like
- eita porraexpression of surprise or the like
- eita preulaexpression of surprise or the like
- foda-seexpression of surprise or the like
- c'um caralhoexpression of surprise or the like
- que putaexpression of surprise or the like
Romanian să-mi fut una, să-mi bag pula
- să-mi fut unaexpression of surprise or the like
- să-mi bag pulaexpression of surprise or the like
- să moară pulaexpression of surprise or the like
- pizda mă-siiexpression of surprise or the like
- morții mă-siiexpression of surprise or the like
- vai de pula meaexpression of surprise or the like
- vai de morții meiexpression of surprise or the like
Russian срань госпо́дня, ё моё
- срань госпо́дня (sranʹ gospódnja)expression of surprise or the like
- ё моё (jo mojó)expression of surprise or the like
- бля́ха-му́ха (bljáxa-múxa)expression of surprise or the like
- ебать! (jebatʹ!)expression of surprise or the like
- ёбанный в рот (jóbannyj v rot)expression of surprise or the like
- охуеть (oxujetʹ)expression of surprise or the like
- ёб твою мать (job tvoju matʹ)expression of surprise or the like
Slovak kurva!, ty vole!
- kurva!expression of surprise or the like
- ty vole!expression of surprise or the like
- ty brďo!expression of surprise or the like
- ty kokot!expression of surprise or the like
- čo ti jebe!expression of surprise or the like
Spanish ¡mierda!, ¡me cago en la leche!
- ¡mierda!expression of surprise or the like
- ¡me cago en la leche!expression of surprise or the like
- ¡me cago en Dios!expression of surprise or the like
- ¡hostia!expression of surprise or the like
- ¡hostia puta!expression of surprise or the like
Swedish herrejävlar, satan i gatan
- herrejävlarexpression of surprise or the like
- satan i gatanexpression of surprise or the like
- helveteexpression of surprise or the like
Thai เหี้ย, เชี่ย
- เหี้ย (hîia)expression of surprise or the like
- เชี่ย (chîia)expression of surprise or the like
- เย็ดเข้ (yét-kêe)expression of surprise or the like
- เข้ (kêe)expression of surprise or the like
Turkish oha, çüş
- ohaexpression of surprise or the like
- çüşexpression of surprise or the like
- yok artıkexpression of surprise or the like
- ha siktirexpression of surprise or the like
Ukrainian святе лайно
- святе лайно (svjate lajno)expression of surprise or the like
Vietnamese vãi, vãi lồn
- vãiexpression of surprise or the like
- vãi lồnexpression of surprise or the like
Cite this entry
holy shit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20shit
“holy shit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20shit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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