holy guacamole
Startled avocado oath
Holy guacamole is an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or alarm—a playful alternative to stronger oaths.
The rhyme gives it comic energy: Holy guacamole, did you see that catch?
It belongs to a family of faux-religious exclamations (holy cow, holy smoke, holy moly) that substitute innocuous words for profanity.
- wowCry of amazement
- oh my goshMild surprise exclamation
- oh my goodnessWholesome astonishment phrase
- whoaCommand to stop
- jeepersMild surprise exclamation
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register/intensity of exclamation
holy guacamoleholy shit
Profane expression of shock
holy fuck · goddamn · what the fuck · fucking hell · motherfucker