Why holy cow

You can't talk about "holy cow" without talking about Batman's famous sidekick Robin and his seemingly infinite ways to avoid swearing. Sign up for our Newsletter! Mobile Newsletter banner close. Mobile Newsletter chat close. Mobile Newsletter chat dots. Mobile Newsletter chat avatar. Mobile Newsletter chat subscribe. Cows are considered sacred in the Hindu religion.

The cows often sport sharp horns, and life on the street has made them savvy and sometimes ornery. Some can recognize the sound of the transport trucks and perform a kind of bovine ballet to avoid the catchers.

Skeptics note that some of the animals return to their home turfs within days of being moved. They have proposed new cow-protection ordinances, and vowed to ban butchers from Indian stores. Skip to main content Skip to footer site map. All these things shall be for good to the holy, so to the sinners and the ungodly they shall be turned into evil. The spread of the holy gospel and uninterrupted preaching went on until the return of the ambassador. Also, holy mackerel or Moses or moly or smoke.

An exclamation of surprise, astonishment, delight, or dismay, as in Holy cow, I forgot the wine , or Holy mackerel, you won! The oldest of these slangy expletives uses mackerel , dating from about ; the one with Moses dates from about and cow from about Holy cow! How did you get that black eye? Holy cow , where did the road go? Holy cow , look at all those spiders! I thought , Holy cow I'm glad that's not me. Linguistics: interjections. What is the pronunciation of holy cow?

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