holy mackerel

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف holy mackerel في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.

An expression of surprise

الواصلة

ho·ly macke·rel

التركية النطق

hōli mäkırıl

المترادفات

holy cow, holy moley, holy smoke, holy crap

النطق

/ˈhōlē ˈmakərəl/ /ˈhoʊliː ˈmækɜrəl/

علم أصول الكلمات

() Recorded from 1803 with uncertain origin, but possibly a euphemism for Holy Mary, with Mackerel being a nickname for Catholics because they ate the fish on Fridays. Another suggested explanation is the practice of selling mackerel on Sundays in the seventeenth century (because its quality deteriorates rapidly), so it was known as a holy fish.