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Bookmark or Share- dialects - What's the Scottish equivalent of "holy crap!" "oh my God ...CLARIFICATION: by "swear" I mean "four-letter-type curse words." I've had some people very concerned with semantics on another board point out (so helpfully) that "holy crap" and "Jesus Christ" ARE swear words. =/ Also, I'd like it to be uniquely Scottish.
- Why is the word "Holy" used before swear words?'Holy crap' is the 'crappiest' of crap. It is erroneous to tie it to blasphemy for it is used in other contexts also such as 'holy smoke', 'holy cow', 'holy Toledo', 'holy jumping jackrabbits' (an example for those that would argue 'holy smoke' and 'holy cow' have other references)
- What is the meaning of "Holy crap! "? - Question about English (US)Definition of Holy crap! It's a phrase used to suggest that something is unbelievable or shocking.|@Galya88: it is an expression, as explained by @sws_neko. It was probably something some movie or comic character said in the last (30+ years ago) and it got popular. While in itself a fairly harmless thing to say, some older (or very religious) people might get upset if you say this. It is a ...
- Is "Holy" in "Holy s**t" an intensifier or a euphemism?This use of "Holy" with swear words is a case of euphemism. It was once considered more offensive to say "Holy Christ" when there was no actual intention to call on the name of Christ. Hence, lesser forms were used, such as "Holy hell/crap/shit." My question is how was a phrase like Holy shit or Holy crap formed?
- "Holy shit" 和 "Holy crap" 和有什么不一样？ | HiNativeHoly shitHoly crap is slightly politer than holy shit. But basically mean the same thing的同义词 英语 (美国) 法语 (法国) 德语 意大利语 日语 韩语 波兰语 葡萄牙语 (巴西) 葡萄牙语 (葡萄牙) 俄语 中文 (简体) 西班牙语 (墨西哥) 中文 (繁体，台湾) 土耳其语 越南语
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