yow

[you] Origin

yow

[you]
interjection, noun
(an exclamation or shout of pain, dismay, etc.)

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English
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Yow is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Word Origin & History

yow
exclamation, with various meanings, c.1440.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
YOW
Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (Ottawa, Canada)
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