# holy Toledo

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.

## Etymology
In use since 1920s (see Citations). The city of Toledo in Spain (after which the city in Ohio was later named) was the center of Christianity in Spain in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and its Archbishop was and still is the Primate of Spain.
Phrase later made popular by the late Oakland A's and Raiders sportscaster Bill King.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/holy-toledo