googly-moogly

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This phrase appears in the song "Goin' Down Slow," by blues singer St. Louis Jimmy Oden in 1942. A related form appears in 1953 as the title of the song “Good Googa Mooga,” a B-side recorded by the Magic Tones. It also appears in the song “Stranded in the Jungle” recorded in 1956 by The Cadets, who added the line "Great goo-ga-moo-ga!” which did not appear in other artists' recordings of the song made that same year.

googly-moogly

1. Expression of surprise, disbelief, delight, or fear.
   • 2005, Brian McCreight, The Legend of the Lowcountry Liar and Other Tales of a Tall Order, →ISBN:

     “Great googly-moogly!” the Vinaigrettes cry together. “We're rich,” says Olive. “It's a mighty fine find,” says Herb.

   • 1994, Brad Warner, Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality:

     Googly-moogly! What more could any human being possibly want?

   • 2003, Beth Elliott, Don't Call it Virtual:

     Great googly-moogly! M'Chunga thought. Now this was more like it!

Often preceded by "great" or "good", as in "great googly-moogly" or "good googly-moogly".

• (expression of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow