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lions and tigers and bears, oh my

lions and tigers and bears, oh my noun: more things of the same kind; et cetera.

Noun

lions and tigers and bears, oh my (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) More things of the same kind; et cetera.
    • It's [playing sports] about divots, brush-burns, rally caps, the Miracle On Ice, and Lions, and Tigers and Bears (Oh my!).2011, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Golf and Sport
    • We've talked about ghosters and exters and love bombers and kittenfishers and lions and tigers and bears ... oh my!2021, Mandy Hale, Don't Believe the Swipe: Finding Love without Losing Yourself

Origin of lions and tigers and bears, oh my

From the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

Questions about lions and tigers and bears, oh my

What does lions and tigers and bears, oh my mean?
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my means more things of the same kind; et cetera.
What part of speech is lions and tigers and bears, oh my?
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my is a noun.

Words near lions and tigers and bears, oh my in the dictionary

  1. lionlings
  2. lionly
  3. lionproof
  4. Lionrock
  5. lions
  6. lions and tigers and bears, oh my
  7. lions in the way
  8. Lions of Teranga
  9. lions' den
  10. lions' dens
  11. lions' ears

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