yikes on bikes
- idiom
- /jaɪks ɑn baɪks/
- Informal
- Yikes on bikes! That was a close call.
Examples
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She looked at the bill and said, "yikes on bikes, that's expensive!"
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Yikes on bikes, I can't believe that happened!
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Yikes on bikes, I almost missed the bus this morning!
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Yikes on bikes, did that cat just jump across the fence?
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Yikes on bikes, I can't believe how fast that car went by!
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Yikes on bikes, did you see that huge spider on the wall?
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Yikes on bikes, what a surprising turn of events!
Synonyms
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8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
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7.5
A small amount of care or worry about something
315
9.4
A word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or concern
169
9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
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8.9
A short cry to show surprise, confusion, disbelief, or casual acceptance
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9.9
A short word people say to show surprise, discomfort, or embarrassment
23
9.9
A strong rude shout people use when they feel very angry or shocked
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9.9
A short exclamation showing surprise, annoyance, or urgency
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9.8
A short word people say to show surprise, admiration, or annoyance
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8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
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9.9
An old-fashioned word people say to show surprise
11
7.5
A short phrase people say to show surprise or shock
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9.5
A short word people say when they are surprised or shocked
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9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
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9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or shock
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9.6
A short cry of fear or surprise when something suddenly scares you
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9.1
A short sound people make when they feel a quick pain
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9.9
A short informal word people say to show surprise or shock
4
9.9
A short word people say to show surprise, discomfort, or mild disgust at something awkward
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9.9
A short cry people make when they are suddenly scared
2
9.9
An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance
2
9.9
An old-fashioned shout said to show surprise or shock
2
9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or anger
2
9.9
A short cry people say when surprised, hurt, or disgusted
2
9.6
A short cry showing surprise, fear, or excitement
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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
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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
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
1
9.9
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
To say or write a short exclamation to show surprise
A short cry people say to show surprise or anger
A short shout showing surprise or disbelief
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core exclamatory meaning comes directly from 'yikes' (here written as 'yike'), so a learner who knows that word will infer surprise or alarm. However, the addition 'on bikes' is a playful, rhyming intensifier with no literal compositional contribution and is not a standard grammatical composition, so the full form is not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Yikes on bikes likely comes from people taking the shout yikes and adding a rhyming, funny tag on bikes to make the line more dramatic; imagine someone seeing something shocking while bikes rush past and shouting even louder. That silly picture is why people use it to show 'surprise', 'alarm', or 'disbelief'.