Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holy cannoli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: holy -can-no-li
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Synonym of holy cow.

Example Sentences

"You're at some dusty museum with a headache and fallen arches when you see this thing on the wall. "Holy cannoli!" you exclaim with righteous indignation, "My kid coulda done that!""

Etymology

Likely modeled on the earlier phrases holy macaroni, holy stromboli, and holy ravioli. Given that, a direct connection to the phonetically similar holy kamoly, which is recorded since 1957, is unlikely.

Synonyms

holy cow wow

Questions

What does holy cannoli mean?: Synonym of holy cow.
Where does holy cannoli come from?: Likely modeled on the earlier phrases holy macaroni, holy stromboli, and holy ravioli. Given that, a direct connection to the phonetically similar holy kamoly, which is recorded since 1957, is unlikely.

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