Murgatroyd

Posted by R. Berg on January 25, 2001

In Reply to: Mergatroyd posted by Nancy Taylor on January 25, 2001

: Can you tell me if this the correct spelling of Mergatroyd? What does "Heavens To Mergatroyd" mean?

The correct spelling is Murgatroyd. As far as I know, "heavens to Murgatroyd" means the same thing as Heavens to Betsy! and Other Curious Sayings-that is, very little. It's just an exclamation of surprise like "Goodness gracious!"

• Murgatroid ESC 01/26/01
  • Murgatro[y/i]d R. Berg 01/26/01

See: the meaning and origin of the phrase 'Heavens to Murgatroyd'.