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Ouch

//ˈaʊt͡ʃ//

Definitions

intj

1
An expression of one's own physical pain.
Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!
Similar
oof ow owie
2
An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
Ouch! Her sunburn looks awful.
3
A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
Ouch. How could you say that?

1
Something that causes discomfort or pain.
RhuliGel soothes the itches and ouches of summer.
Similar
ooch

verbouches · ouching · ouched

1
To exclaim "ouch!" in discomfort or pain.
Imperturbability your skill, not mine / I ouch out loud and clear / Your forgiveness, like Pope's divine / I'm just an angry queer

1
A surname.

Word Origin

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...

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2

Alternative form of ouche.