interjection, similar to "great Caesar's ghost" and "jumpin' Jehosaphat," this nonsense phrase can be heard in the song "Goin' Down Slow" by Howlin Wolf, and in Frank Zappa's song "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow."
sure, anyone can shout "holy shit" or "jesus fucking christ." but it takes a person of rare insight and a sense of musical history to say "great googly-moogly" without sounding infantile.
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Utterance of great surprise. Common in blues songs, made more popular by Frank Zappa in the song "Nanook Rubs It" from Apostrophe in 1974.
This chrome plated megaphone is $40.00?
Great Googly Moogly!
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An exclamation of joy, awe, or fright made by the 'ferocious beast' on the obnoxiously odd childrens show "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast".
Maggie: Oh noes! My xbox just exploded!
Ferocious Beast: Great googly moogly!
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An exclamation of surprise and disgust, typically uttered after painting the name "Chefs" on the field of a Kansas City football team.
"Uh... Shouldn't it say 'Chiefs?'"
"Great googly moogly..."
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A word I once heard spoken by a freaky yellow monster in a childrens show.
Monster: Great googly moogly!
Me: what did that thing just say?
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Exclamation of surprise when "Wow!" just isn't enough. Often re the weird.
Great Googly Moogly! The Lowcountry Liar's Tales of History & Mystery
(book title - Pelican Publishing 2013)
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When one person expresses surprise, like saying holy shit.
GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY! WHAT IN GODS NAME IS THAT!?
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