First Known Use: 1857
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holus–bolus
adverb ho·lus–bo·lus \ˌhō-ləs-ˈbō-ləs\
Definition of HOLUS-BOLUS
: all at once <she … put it back, holus–bolus, in her pocket — Wilkie Collins>
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Origin of HOLUS-BOLUS
probably reduplication of bolus
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