Appendix:Snowclones/X and Y and Z, oh my!
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the 1939 film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 book The Wizard of Oz, which includes the line, "Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my!".
Phrase[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
It is truer to the original to keep the stress pattern the same as in "lions and tigers and bears, oh my" — but it often deviates from that form.
Statistics[edit]
- Frequency: Very frequent (upward of 10 million Google results)