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Jonathon GREEN's avatar

Indeed. First ex. I have is: 1929 [US] Gettysburg Compiler (PA) 27 Mar. 4/5: ‘Rolly polly, bright and jolly!’ Maybe ‘Remmy,’ my faithful typewriter, should have spelt it, ‘Roly poly, holy moly!’.

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Bessie Scrivner's avatar

Is holy-moly related to Holy Moses?

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