Timeline for What is the origin of "holy smoke"?
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| Mar 12, 2013 at 21:59 | comment | added | GEdgar | Another of those "I always thought" answers. In this forum they may exceed answers with actual references in them. | |
| Aug 15, 2011 at 4:40 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/102962765043470336 | ||
| Feb 14, 2011 at 5:57 | comment | added | Benjol | And what about Holy Moses, and Holy Schmoly? I'm extremely sceptical about this expression being a direct reference to Hebrew burnt offerings. | |
| Feb 10, 2011 at 14:42 | comment | added | neil | @mickeyf That's a special type of smoked mackerel - smoked with holy smoke! :-) | |
| Aug 23, 2010 at 14:47 | comment | added | user597 | Alright then, what about "holy mackerel"? | |
| Aug 23, 2010 at 1:43 | vote | accept | avpaderno | ||
| Feb 16, 2011 at 9:59 | |||||
| Aug 22, 2010 at 2:55 | history | answered | Chris | CC BY-SA 2.5 |