lions and tigers and bears, oh my

noun

More things of the same kind; et cetera.

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Meanings

nounlions and tigers and bears, oh my (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountableMore things of the same kind; et cetera.

    We've talked about ghosters and exters and love bombers and kittenfishers and lions and tigers and bears ... oh my!

    2021, Mandy Hale, Don't Believe the Swipe: Finding Love without Losing Yourself
    2 more examples

    It's [playing sports] about divots, brush-burns, rally caps, the Miracle On Ice, and Lions, and Tigers and Bears (Oh my!).

    2011, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Golf and Sport

    Although things weren't solved and we were far from done with this whole Horde thing, and lions and tigers and bears, oh my; I felt good. I knew things would be hard and dangerous in the days to come and I had no idea what to expect, […]

    2012, Shelly Crane, Devour, page 266

Origin

From the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

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APA

lions and tigers and bears, oh my. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lions%20and%20tigers%20and%20bears%2C%20oh%20my

MLA

“lions and tigers and bears, oh my.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lions%20and%20tigers%20and%20bears%2C%20oh%20my. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lions and tigers and bears, oh my,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lions%20and%20tigers%20and%20bears%2C%20oh%20my.

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