ouch
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/
The English word “ouch” has 7 meanings listed here.
interjection
- An expression of one's own physical pain.
- An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
- A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
- An expression of disappointment.
- Expressing surprise at the high price of something.
noun
- Something that causes discomfort or pain.
verb
- To exclaim "ouch!" in discomfort or pain.
Etymology
Uncertain. Some sources say the interjection is attested since 1838 (and specifically in American English) and derives ultimately from German autsch, perhaps specifically via Pennsylvania German outch (“cry of pain”), as early attestations of the interjection are from Pennsylvania. However, others say the interjection is a "mere" or "natural" exclamation attested since the mid 1600s, and the 1933…
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