"yow" meaning in English

See yow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} yow
  1. Expression of pain; ouch. Categories (topical): Pain
    Sense id: en-yow-en-intj-pOhTEp9x Disambiguation of Pain: 82 9 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 40 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 31 33
  2. Expression of humorous surprise or emphasis.
    Sense id: en-yow-en-intj-4xyybgz0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 40 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 31 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ouch, youch
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: yows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yow (plural yows)
  1. Alternative form of yowe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yowe
    Sense id: en-yow-en-noun-iH62GsJW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 40 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 31 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for yow meaning in English (3.2kB)

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