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holy catfish


Expressing terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Holy catfish, that is a huge spider!

CONTEXTUAL

Holy catfish, I cannot believe you actually won the lottery after buying only one ticket.

COMPLEX

Holy catfish, the sheer scale of the mountain range left the weary travelers standing in absolute silence.


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Last updated August 10, 2026