Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heavens to murgatroyd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: heav-en-s -to -mur-ga-troyd
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Wow, good heavens.

Etymology

Variant of the earlier heavens to Betsy, with the surname Murgatroyd. Attested from the 20th century. Made popular by the American cartoon character Snagglepuss during the 1960s.

Synonyms

wow

Questions

What does heavens to murgatroyd mean?: Wow, good heavens.
Where does heavens to murgatroyd come from?: Variant of the earlier heavens to Betsy, with the surname Murgatroyd. Attested from the 20th century. Made popular by the American cartoon character Snagglepuss during the 1960s.

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