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yikes
[ yahyks ]
interjection
- (an exclamation of surprise or alarm.)
yikes
/ ˈjaiks /
interjection
- informal.an expression of surprise, fear, or alarm
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yikes1
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Example Sentences
I did a little research and now, I mean, yikes, he's the guy that's okay with letting schools forcibly pin down autistic kids.
And could he—yikes—actually be not just inconvenienced but actually ill?
In the same episode, by the way, MacKenzie and Sloan “bond” over their shared manicurist—YIKES!
Yite I yikes, and boo I yikes; and my dear papa be so very angy, when I tells him all about it.'
“Totty yikes oogar,” said the sticky cause of the mischief, in treacly tones.
Geo had only gotten half clear of the entrance when he yelled, "Yikes," and then, "Duck!"
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