Answer to "Quaint expression of surprise" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GOLLY , but the solution may also be OH GEE! which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).

Quaint expression of surprise crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
GOLLY	33 %	5
EGAD	33 %	4
OH GEE!	33 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quaint expression of surprise

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• goodness gracious
• goodness me
• my word
• cuss
• oath
• stone
• coo
• sod
• well
• cussing
• idiom
• curse

Crossword Answer definitions

GOLLY interjection

1. God!

GOLLY noun

1. A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
2. (racist) A black person.
3. A hairy caterpillar.
4. A receiver of stolen goods.
5. Greyhound racing: the jolly dogs.

GOLLY noun

1. A galosh.

GOLLY noun

1. (juvenile) Chewing gum.
2. (juvenile) Saliva or phlegm.

GOLLY verb

1. (juvenile) To spit; to force up phlegm from one's throat.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result GOLLY

• "Holy cow!"
• "My word!"
• "Betcha By ___, Wow" (1972 Stylistics hit)
• "Gee whiz!"
• Exclamation from Gomer Pyle
• Wow!
• "Will you look at that!"
• "Wow!"
• "Well, I'll be!"
• "Wowie!"

More clues leading to the result EGAD

• "Great Caesar's ghost!"
• "Heavens to Betsy!"
• "Omigod!"
• "Omigosh!"
• "Yikes!"
• "Zounds!" kin
• Goodness gracious!
• Holy cow, relative
• Mild epithet
• Mild exclamation

More clues leading to the result OH GEE!

• “Golly!”
• “Shucks!”
• Quaint expression of surprise
• “My stars!”