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holy crud


holy crap; holy shit

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


SIMPLE

Holy crud, you actually finished that huge project on time.

CONTEXTUAL

When the car suddenly swerved into our lane, I shouted, holy crud, watch out.

COMPLEX

Upon witnessing the sheer scale of the destruction left by the storm, he could only whisper, holy crud, to himself.


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  2. 02

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    Expressing terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc.

  3. 03

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    An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

  4. 04

    holy crap

    An expression of amazement: holy cow, holy shit.

  5. 05

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    Emphatic form of holy crap.

  6. 06

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  7. 07

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026