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ooyah

ooyah interjection: ouch; oof.

Interjection

  1. (Scotland) ouch; oof
    • 'Yeeks! Ooyah!' yelled Willard in agony.1987, Forrest Wilson, Super Gran on Holiday, page 103
    • All I know is that we're moving off down the drive, I'm trying to concentrate on where we're going, but I've got one eye on the mirror, where I can see the old man squirming around on the back seat, when suddenly he shouts "OOYAH!" and starts thrashing about like a fish on a hook!2011, Mark Simon, Strange Briefs, page 44

Questions about ooyah

What does ooyah mean?
Ooyah means ouch; oof.
What part of speech is ooyah?
Ooyah is an interjection.

Words near ooyah in the dictionary

  1. oowop
  2. oowops
  3. ooxanthine
  4. ooxanthines
  5. OOXML
  6. ooyah
  7. oozage
  8. Oozbek
  9. Oozbeks
  10. ooze
  11. ooze leather

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