great Scott
Old-fashioned surprise exclamation
Great Scott is an exclamation of surprise or astonishment, now old-fashioned and often used playfully or ironically: Great Scott, you've grown a foot since I last saw you!
The phrase serves as a mild oath, substituting for stronger religious exclamations.
It gained renewed pop-culture life through the *Back to the Future* films.
- exclamationForceful sudden utterance
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- oh myExclamation of surprise
- holy cowExpression of amazement
good heavens · Back to the Future · Doc Brown · Christopher Lloyd · DeLorean · time machine · outburst · heavens · goodness · golly · gosh · amazement · shock · disbelief · vintage · old-fashioned · old timey · interjection
register/profanity
great Scottholy shit
Profane expression of shock
goddamn · what the fuck · holy fuck · Jesus Christ · shit