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yikes

/jaɪks/ · interjection

Meaning

  1. Expression of shock and alarm.
  2. Expression of empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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