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holy shows

holy shows is the plural of holy show.

Meaning of holy show

Noun

holy show (plural holy shows)

  1. A shameful spectacle; a scene.
    • […] here am I now, in the flower o' my days, […] in this old box pitched up on top of a hill, and shaking to every blast o' wind like a straw upon the waters […] disgracen himself an' all belongen to him. There'll be a holy show med of us with the Wran-boys.1827, [Gerald Griffin], chapter 1, in The Half Sir (Tales of the Munster Festivals; 1), London: Saunders and Otley, →OCLC, page 229

Questions about holy shows

What is holy shows the plural of?
Holy shows is the plural of holy show.

Words near holy shows in the dictionary

  1. Holy Sepulchre
  2. holy shamoley
  3. holy shit
  4. holy shmoly
  5. holy show
  6. holy shows
  7. holy smoke
  8. holy smokes
  9. Holy Spirit
  10. holy stromboli
  11. holy synod

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