English Reference
Idiom idiom

holy crap

Slang
Meaning

An expression of amazement: holy cow, holy shit.

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

Examples
SIMPLE

“Holy crap, you actually won the lottery!”

CONTEXTUAL

“Holy crap, I cannot believe how fast that car was driving on the highway.”

COMPLEX

“When the massive storm finally broke the horizon, he whispered, holy crap, we need to find shelter immediately.”

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    and crap

    Synonym of and shit.

  2. 02

    crap up

    To ruin, botch, bungle; to make a mess of.

  3. 03

    holy buckets

    An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

  4. 04

    holy catfish

    Expressing terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc.

  5. 05

    holy cow

    An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

  6. 06

    holy crap on a stick

    Emphatic form of holy crap.

  7. 07

    holy crickets

    An expression of surprise or astonishment.

  8. 08

    holy crud

    holy crap; holy shit

Last updated August 10, 2026