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yikes in Malay

aduh

/jaɪks/

yikes in Malay: aduh. In English, yikes means expression of shock and alarm.

Malay words for yikes

expression of shock and alarm
aduh

English meaning of yikes

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

Full definition of yikes

yikes in a sentence

  • Then she told me I was ‘beautiful, for a black girl’. —Yikes!
  • John has lost his job and can't pay his mortgage; yikes!

Synonyms of yikes

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Questions about yikes in Malay

What is the meaning of yikes in Malay?
Yikes in Malay is aduh.
Apakah maksud yikes dalam bahasa Melayu?
Yikes: aduh.
What does yikes mean in English?
Yikes means expression of shock and alarm.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yikes (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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