yike
3
9.9
- noun
- /jaɪk/
- Informal
:
incomodidad
- Diets, yikes, I never could seem to manage them.
Examples
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That was the most Yikes moment of my life.
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But yikes, this is difficult material.
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It's a huge Yikes, or at least it would be if fixing it wasn't this easy.
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I can sleep anywhere; once, I even fell asleep while a passenger on a long motorcycle journey (yikes).
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The third scenario, the parent who enabled the narcissistic parent, all I can say is Yikes, that's a no win.
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When I heard about the embarrassing mistake, I couldn't help but think, 'Yike!'
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Seeing the awkward silence in the room, I felt a real sense of yike wash over me.
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His comment about my outfit made me feel a yike of discomfort.
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yike as a noun is easy to remember if you think of it as a tiny 'yikes' feeling—a quick, awkward reaction like saying yuck when something is embarrassing. That's why a yike means a brief feeling of 'shock' or 'embarrassment'.