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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Holy Smoke! #123288 02/19/2004 6:50 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 180 Austin, TX gift horse member gift horse member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 180 Austin, TX This weekend a rather inquisitive 8 year old asked me where the saying "holy smokes" came from. I didn't know. Just did a quick Google search & an AWAD search and still came up empty. I'm willing to bet someone here knows the answer to my little friend's question. Thanks in advance! Dawn Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Holy Smoke! gift horse 02/19/2004 6:50 AM Re: Holy Smoke! sjmaxq 02/19/2004 7:24 AM Re: Holy Smoke! wsieber 02/19/2004 9:19 AM Re: Holy Smoke! gift horse 02/19/2004 11:04 AM Re: Holy Smoke! wsieber 02/19/2004 1:13 PM Re: Holy Smoke! wwh 02/19/2004 1:50 PM Re: Holy Smoke! Father Steve 02/19/2004 7:17 PM Re: Holy Smoke! maverick 02/20/2004 12:21 PM Re: Holy Smoke! Fiberbabe 02/20/2004 1:52 PM Re: Holy Smoke! dodyskin 02/20/2004 5:57 PM Re: Holy Smoke! inselpeter 02/20/2004 6:49 PM Re: Holy Smoke! jheem 02/20/2004 7:11 PM Thanks Everyone! gift horse 03/07/2004 6:02 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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