holy buckets
An exclamation of surprise or astonishmentAn exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
Meaning
1 senses(euphemistic, idiomatic)An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
Origin
Possibly a minced oath from phrases beginning with holy (e.g. holy cow) and a rhyme with fPossibly a minced oath from phrases beginning with holy (e.g. holy cow) and a rhyme with fuck it. Alternatively, possibly a punning allusion to a broken bucket being holey (having a hole).
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