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holy mackerel

ho·ly mack·er·el
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoh-lee mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /ˈhoʊ li ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoh-lee mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /ˈhoʊ li ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/

Definitions of holy mackerel words

  • interjection holy mackerel astonishment 1
  • interjection holy mackerel (Idiomatic) (humorous or euphemistic) An expression of surprise. 0
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Origin of holy mackerel

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Holy mackerel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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holy mackerel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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