yowie
2
9.9
- interjection
- Australian
- yowie, that's really surprising news!
Examples
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yowie! I can't believe you did that!
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Yee yowie!
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When he stubbed his toe, he yelled, 'yowie!'
Synonyms
368
7.9
A short sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
169
9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
137
7.4
A short mild word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or strong feeling
63
9.9
A word people say to show mild surprise
39
9.9
A short word people say to show surprise, discomfort, or embarrassment
34
8.8
A short cry people use to show surprise or amazement
30
9.5
A short sound people make when they find something disgusting
29
9.4
A short informal cry showing surprise or strong feeling
23
9.9
A strong rude shout people use when they feel very angry or shocked
18
9.8
A short word people say to show surprise, admiration, or annoyance
18
9.3
A short cry you make when something suddenly hurts
15
9.9
An old-fashioned word people say to show surprise
12
8.3
A short sound people make to show disgust
9
9.9
A short cry said to show surprise, excitement, or sudden pain
8
9.5
An exclamation used to show disgust or strong dislike
8
9.9
An old exclamation showing strong disapproval or disgust
7
9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
7
9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or shock
6
9.1
A short sound people make when they feel a quick pain
5
9.9
A short shout showing surprise or asking for attention
5
9.3
A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
4
9.9
A short word people say to show surprise, discomfort, or mild disgust at something awkward
4
9.9
A short cry people make when they feel pain or are annoyed
2
9.9
A short shout people use to show surprise or excitement, often in a playful way
2
9.9
An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance
2
9.9
A short word people say to show disgust
2
9.9
A short sound showing disgust at something gross
2
9.9
A short cry showing surprise, pain, or fear
2
9.6
A short cry showing surprise, fear, or excitement
2
9.9
An informal word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or that they do not believe something
1
9.9
A short cry of sudden surprise or fear
1
9.9
A word people used long ago to show surprise
1
9.9
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
1
9.9
An old, playful shout showing surprise, alarm, or disgust
1
9.9
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
1
9.9
A short angry or surprised shout used instead of a rude word
1
9.9
A short sound people say to show disgust
A short shout showing surprise, alarm, or disbelief
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Yowie is an exclamation for surprise, pain, or disgust, and it likely comes from the simple cry ow or owie. Think of it as a louder 'ow' you shout when something hurts or shocks you.