English Explanatory Dictionary

great Caesar's ghost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. An exclamation of astonishment; good Lord.

Word forms

great Caesar's ghost great Caesar's ghost !

Etymology

Allusion to the play The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar by William Shakespeare, in which Roman leader Julius Caesar’s ghost appears to Brutus. Used as euphemism in place of good God or similar expressions. Made popular in the 1940s and 1950s by the Superman radio program and comic books as a catchphrase of the character Perry White.

Synonyms

great googly-moogly good golly wow
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