HOLUS-BOLUS


Meaning of HOLUS-BOLUS in English

[ ˌhəʊləs'bəʊləs ]

■ adverb N. Amer. or archaic all at once.

Origin

C19 (orig. dialect): perh. pseudo-Latin for 'whole bolus, whole lump'.

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