yeow

Anglais

Étymologie

D’origine imitative ; comparez avec ow, yowch, etc.

Interjection

yeow \jaʊ\

  1. Exprime une douleur soudaine ou une surprise soudaine.
    • Yeow! I don't think I could recommend going to this extreme, but the story certainly illustrates the lengths to which one is inspired to go to experience the feeling of steam-cleaned skin.  (Annie Berthold-Bond, Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living (1999))
      La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)
    • "You see anything?" Yeow! I jumped ten feet in the air, dropping the lamp in the process.  (Robin Gibson, The Sheriff of Whiskey City (1995))
      La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)

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