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big yikes

big yikes interjection: used to express disapproval or contempt in response to something especially embarrassing or cringeworthy.

Interjection

  1. (slang) Used to express disapproval or contempt in response to something especially embarrassing or cringeworthy.

Questions about big yikes

What does big yikes mean?
Big yikes means used to express disapproval or contempt in response to something especially embarrassing or cringeworthy.
What part of speech is big yikes?
Big yikes is an interjection.

Words near big yikes in the dictionary

  1. big words
  2. big wow
  3. Big Yahu
  4. big year
  5. big years
  6. big yikes
  7. big yus
  8. big, fat, hairy deal
  9. big, fat, hairy deals
  10. big-ass
  11. big-body

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