English
Etymology
Blend of holy + Holocaust.
Proper noun
the Holycaust
- (Internet slang, offensive) The Holocaust, regarded as an event worthy of worship or veneration.
1997 August 27, Moshe Dayan, “The Jewish Twist (not a dance!)”, in soc.culture.jewish[1] (Usenet):The US got into the fighting part of the war in Europe AFTER Germany declared war on the US. The US did not get into it over the holycaust religion.
1998 April 24, geo...@nam.lia.net, “Holocaust Remembrance (non-Barry)”, in alt.fan.barry-manilow[2] (Usenet):The holycaust is a hoax and this has been proven in Canada by Zündel for everyone to take cogniscance of.
2001 March 22, Waldo, “Something New Afoot in Israel?”, in alt.revisionism[3] (Usenet):Because Israel and the whole of the modern Jewish world revolves around the "Holycaust" story, Steve. But as you already know this, my answer is for the benefit of readers who have not been irretrievably infected with Exterminationism.
2005 December 30, Neocon, “Re: Holocaust deniers are gutter trash”, in alt.revisionism[4] (Usenet):The scholars are attacked and persecuted in countries where Holycaust "denial" is not a crime by using these Orwellian "hate" or "racial defamation" laws.