holy cow
idiom
informal
—used as an interjection to express surprise or excitement
Holy cow! That car almost ran into us!
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At Least Since Spring 2024 Earlier this year, there was a holy cow moment, when dairy cattle began getting infected.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
And for those people who want to stick around, holy cow people, Habitat [for Humanity]?
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
Chased by a fearsome dog catcher, Basil teams-up with a street-wise, Bollywood-obsessed Street Dog forever living off his wits and a feisty holy cow with a lot of attitude.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Feb. 2024
And then all of a sudden, somebody mentioned like, holy cow, it’s been 10 years at the Performance Center.
—Joey Hayden, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
And for those people who want to stick around, holy cow people, Habitat [for Humanity]?
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
Chased by a fearsome dog catcher, Basil teams-up with a street-wise, Bollywood-obsessed Street Dog forever living off his wits and a feisty holy cow with a lot of attitude.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Feb. 2024
And then all of a sudden, somebody mentioned like, holy cow, it’s been 10 years at the Performance Center.
—Joey Hayden, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
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“Holy cow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20cow. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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