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great balls of fire

great balls of fire interjection: expressing great surprise.

Interjection

  1. (dated, euphemistic, idiomatic) Expressing great surprise.
    • Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!1957, Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer, Great Balls of Fire
    Synonyms:
    wow

Synonyms of great balls of fire

Questions about great balls of fire

What does great balls of fire mean?
Great balls of fire means expressing great surprise.
What part of speech is great balls of fire?
Great balls of fire is an interjection.

Words near great balls of fire in the dictionary

  1. Great Australian Bight
  2. Great Awakening
  3. Great Awokening
  4. Great Aycliffe
  5. Great Ayton
  6. great balls of fire
  7. Great Bardfield
  8. Great Barford
  9. Great Barr
  10. Great Barrier Island
  11. Great Barrier Reef

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