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See also:Ouch

English

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Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Some sources say the interjection is attested since 1838[1] (and specifically in American English) and derives ultimately fromGermanautsch,[2][3] perhaps specifically viaPennsylvania Germanoutch(“cry of pain”), as early attestations of the interjection are from Pennsylvania.[3] However, others say the interjection is a "mere"[4] or "natural" exclamation attested since the mid 1600s,[5] and the 1933OED[3] cites one instance of averb "ouch" in 1654, "Sancho Pancas Runs Ouching round the mountaine like a ranck-Asse".[6]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ouch

  1. An expression of one's own physicalpain.
    Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!
  2. An expression insympathy at another's pain.
    Ouch! Her sunburn looks awful.
  3. A reply to aninsult seen as savage (frequently one that istongue-in-cheek or joking).
    Ouch. How could you say that?
  4. An expression of disappointment.
    Ouch, I really wanted to do that.
  5. (slang) Expressing surprise at the highprice of something.
    Ouch, one hundred thousand dollars for a car! I could never afford that!
Synonyms
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Translations
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expression of one’s own physical pain
expression in sympathy at another’s pain
reply to an insult

Noun

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ouch (pluralouches)

  1. (informal) Something thatcausesdiscomfort orpain.
    Synonym:ooch
Translations
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something that causes discomfort or pain

Verb

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ouch (third-person singular simple presentouches,present participleouching,simple past and past participleouched)

  1. (intransitive) Toexclaim "ouch!" indiscomfort orpain.
    • 1984 April 21, “Mousie Mousie Wildflower”, inGay Community News, page18:
      Imperturbability your skill, not mine / Iouch out loud and clear / Your forgiveness, like Pope's divine / I'm just an angry queer
Translations
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to exclaim “ouch!” in discomfort or pain

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Variant forms.

Noun

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ouch (pluralouches)

  1. Alternative form ofouche.

References

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  1. ^“ouch”, inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^“ouch”, inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ↑3.03.13.2James A. H. Murrayet al., editors (1884–1928), “Ouch”, inA New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London:Clarendon Press,→OCLC. ("ouch")
  4. ^William Dwight Whitney,Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ouch”, inThe Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,→OCLC.
  5. ^“ouch”, inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
  6. ^1654, Gayton,Pleas. Notes IV. ii. 176, "But harke Sancho Pancas Runs Ouching round the mountaine like a ranck-Asse, Braying for's Company.

Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ouch

  1. interjection expressing a sharppain:ouch!

Synonyms

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Middle High German

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Etymology

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    Inherited fromOld High Germanouh, fromProto-West Germanic*auk, fromProto-Germanic*auk, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ew +*gʰe.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE)/ˈou̯x/

    Adverb

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    ouch

    1. also,too,as well

    Descendants

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    • Alemannic German:au
    • Cimbrian:òch
    • Central Franconian:
    • German:auch
    • Rhine Franconian:
      • Pennsylvania German:aa
    • Yiddish:אויך(oykh)

    References

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    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “ouch”, inMittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "ouch" in Köbler, Gerhard,Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
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