holus-bolus [hoh-luh s-boh-luh s]
adverb
1. all at once; altogether.
Origin: 1840-50; mock-Latin rhyming compound based on phrase whole bolus. See whole, bolus
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Word of the Day 05/29/17 Holus-Bolus
holus-bolus [hoh-luh s-boh-luh s]
adverb
1. all at once; altogether.
Origin: 1840-50; mock-Latin rhyming compound based on phrase whole bolus. See whole, bolus
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