holy moley

holy moley

An exclamation of surprise, shock, or astonishment. Holy moley, the bill for that dinner is nearly $200! We won the lottery? Holy moley, that's amazing news!
See also: holy, moley
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Holy moley!

Inf. Wow! Holy moley! A whole quarter! Look, here's another one! Holy moley!
See also: holy
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

Holy moley!

(ˈholi ˈmoli)
exclam. Wow! (The exclamation used by the comic book character Captain Marvel.) Holy moley! A whole quarter! Shazam!
See also: holy
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • Holy moley!
  • moley
  • holy Hannah
  • holy cow
  • Holy cow!
  • moly
  • Moses
  • holy crap on a cracker
  • holy mackerel
  • Holy mackerel!
References in periodicals archive
You can get a little bit sour, sort of sour, and Holy Moley! sour," says Kelly.
I would have been disappointed if we only got 500 or 700, but holy moley, 72," he said.
We had four women in LA and we all had a lot to do, so I'm like, 'holy moley, it's going to be a real workout'."