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41Great Scott! — Many exclamatory expressions have evolved with time, but no one knows where or when most of them arose. In the case of Great Scott, however, there are some leads that word detectives have followed, but in most instances with questionable… …
42Great barracuda — The Great Barracuda is a species of barracuda. Its binomial name is Sphyraena barracuda . Great barracudas often grow over convert|6|ft|m|1 long. The great barracuda is a type of ray finned fish.AppearanceBarracudas are elongated fish with… …
43great guns — adverb : with unremitting vigor or energy reaching the age of 78 … and still going great guns New York Times also : eminently successfully an enterprise that began slowly but after a while began to go great guns often used interjectionally to… …
44Great Northern Union — [http://www.gnunion.com/ The Great Northern Union] is a men s chorus based in the Minneapolis St. Paul area. They perform 4 part harmony, particularly in the barbershop style. Officially, they are the Hilltop, Minnesota chapter of the Barbershop… …
45Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union — The war against Nazi Germany, known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War, cost the Soviet people more than 27 million dead, of whom almost 20 million were civilians. The war could not have been won without the total victory of the… …
46Great Scott! — dated expressing surprise or amazement. [arbitrary euphemism for Great God!] → great …
47Great Melee Smash Brothers X — Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Brawl Éditeur Nintendo Développeur Sora Concepteur …
48great guns — 1. Informal. in a relentlessly energetic or successful manner: The new president has the company going great guns. 2. (used as an expression of surprise, astonishment, etc.). [1870 75] * * * …
49Great Scott — a euphemistic interjection or oath, usually expressing surprise, amazement, or the like. [1880 85; Scott, euphemism for GOD] * * * …
50great Scott — interjection /ɡɹeɪt skɒt/lang=en An exclamation of surprise or amazement …
