What is the meaning of holymoly?

Answer 1

It doesn't mean anything really! It's just an exclamation, equivalent to 'Oh my Goodness!' etc.

It an indirect way of saying 'Holy Moses!', but 'holy moly' sounds less 'religious', and is thus perhaps less potentially offensive to some.

A similar exclamation is 'Holy smoke!'

Another interesting thing about 'Holy moly!' is that the phrase doubles the sound, it is a rhyming pair, using alliteration, which is a very common practice in English language usage.

Other examples of rhyming pairs and use of alliteration: mumbo jumbo, willy nilly, silly billy, a tell-tale sign, knick knack, roly poly.

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