holus-bolus

ho·lus-bo·lus

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hoh-luh s-boh-luh s]
- /ˈhoʊ ləsˈboʊ ləs/
- /ˈhəʊ.ləs.ˈbəʊ.ləs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoh-luh s-boh-luh s]
- /ˈhoʊ ləsˈboʊ ləs/

Definitions of holus-bolus word

adverb holus-bolus all at once; altogether. 1
adverb holus-bolus all at once 0
adverb holus-bolus all at once; in one lump 0
adverb holus-bolus All together; entirely; without modification. 0

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Origin of holus-bolus

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; mock-Latin rhyming compound based on phrase whole bolus. See whole, bolus

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Parts of speech for Holus-bolus

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Holus-bolus

holus-bolus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.