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10 may 2018
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what else can you say instead of "Oh, my God/ Oh, gosh" ?
what else can you say instead of "Oh, my God/ Oh, gosh" ?
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oh boy, oh my, good Lord, goodness, good grief, holy smoke, holy toledo...
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oh boy, oh my, good Lord, goodness, good grief, holy smoke, holy toledo...
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@klauscanth smoke? Toledo? what do these words mean?
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holy smoke = euphemism for holy spirit, Toledo = a city in Ohio
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@klauscanth why Toledo? why not any other city? :D
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@klauscanth do Amecans really use this phrase so often?
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Holy Toledo
Most likely first used in the early 1900s, either refers to a sarcastic remark about Toledo, Ohio or originated from a realistic remark of the Holy city of Toledo, Spain. It is now used as a phrase, by Americans, if something is unbelievable, disturbing, or blows their mind
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