yowint.

/jaʊ/

Etymology: Imitative.

(a) An exclamation of vague meaning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations

oeOE

heya1225

ouc1300

we13..

hac1320

how1377

how now?c1380

vaha1382

ha a!c1386

ha ha!c1386

hoa1400

ohoa1400

yowc1440

yoa1475

heh1475

hey ho?c1475

huffc1485

wemaya1500

whewa1500

wow1513

huffa?1520

gup?1528

ist1540

whow1542

hougha1556

whoo1570

good-now1578

ooh1602

phew1604

highday1606

huh1608

whoo-whoop1611

sessaa1616

tara1672

hegh1723

hip1735

waugha1766

whoofa1766

jee1786

goody1796

yaw1797

hech1808

whoo-ee1811

whizz1812

yah1812

soh1815

sirs1816

how1817

quep1822

soho1825

ow1834

ouch1838

pfui1838

suz1844

shoo1845

yoop1847

upsadaisy1862

houp-la1870

hooch1871

nu1892

ouff1898

upsy1903

oo-er1909

ooh-wee1910

eina1913

oops1921

whoopsie1923

whoops-a-daisy1925

hot-cha-cha1929

upsadaisy1929

walla1929

hotcha1931

hi-de-ho1936

po po po1936

ho-de-ho1941

oh, oh1944

oopsy1956

chingas1984

bambi2007

c1440 York Myst. xxx. 295 Yowe! þat schalke shuld not shamely be shente.

(b) In modern Australian and New Zealand use = wow int. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > exclamation of wonder [interjection]

ahaa1400

ocha1522

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

gossea1556

ay me!1591

o (also oh) rare!1596

law1598

strangec1670

lack-a-day1695

stap my vitals1697

alackaday1705

prodigious1707

my word1722

(by) golly1743

gosh1757

Dear me!1805

Madre de Dios1815

Great Jove!1819

I snum1825

crikey1826

my eye1826

crackey1830

snakes1839

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

whoops1870

this beats my grandmother1883

wow1892

great balls of fire1893

oo-er1909

zowiec1913

crimes1929

yowa1943

wowee1963

Madre mia!1964

yikes1971

whee1978

chingas1984

a1943 L. Esson in Penguin Bk. Austral. Ballads (1964) 232 Not er shutter lifted Since they jugged 'im. Yow!

1978 P. Grace Mutuwhenua vi. 35 I know. Matter of fact, some of those girls you went round with. Yow!

1983 ‘F. Parrish’ Bait on Hook viii. 111 The rain came... ‘Yow,’ said Cedric, and shot back into the pub.

b. An imitation of the yelp or bark of a dog, or the miaow of a cat; also as n.v. (reduplicated yow-yow).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [verb (intransitive)] > miaow

kewtc1440

maw1481

wraw1481

wrawl1596

maule1599

mewl1611

meow1632

miaul1632

yow1820

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [interjection] > miaow

meow1634

maw1692

yow1820

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [interjection] > bark

baw-waw1576

bow-wowa1616

yow1820

woof1839

youf1842

ruff1870

ouff1898

ouch1899

waff1922

1820 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. May 452 To yow, to caterwaul.

1840 R. H. Barham Spectre of Tappington in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 24 Yow!—yeough!—yeough!—yow!—yow! yelled a hapless sufferer from beneath the table.

1840 R. H. Barham Cynotaph in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 104 Cupid, of ‘Yow-Yow’-ing memory.

1866 T. Seaton From Cadet to Colonel I. iv. 103 A mob of pretty dogs, yow-yowing musically after a poor little beast.

Draft additions 1993

c. An exclamation of pain, fear, or dismay. See also ow int.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > expression of fear [interjection]

avoyc1300

mercyc1330

for mercy!a1616

mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616

(for) mercy's sake!1707

yow1901

yipes1955

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > exclamation of pain [interjection]

ouch1886

yow1901

yeow1924

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > expression of dismay [interjection]

yow1901

yipes1955

1901 F. A. Ober Last of Arawaks 165 ‘Say your prayers, Simon Sam, for your last hour has come.’ ‘Oh, yow, yow!’ yelled the man in the tree. ‘Don't cut me off in the midst of my promising career.’

1941 Dandy Comic 20 Sept. 15/2 (in figure) Yow! What's hit me?

1952 N.Y. Post 16 Oct. 36/3 (in figure) Yow!

1977 B. Cleary Ramona & her Father ii. 51 ‘Yow!’ said Ramona, when her father tried to lift the crown.

1989 Big Comic Fortnightly 16 Sept. 16/3 Clonk! Yow! That's Mum's favourite potted plant! Take the blindfold off!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	yow
释义	yown. Brit. /jaʊ/, U.S. /jaʊ/, Australian English /jæɔ/ Etymology: Origin unknown. Australian slang. to keep yow: to keep a look-out, esp. in order to protect some criminal activity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch [verb (intransitive)] > while another acts to keep (the) tout1819 to keep nit1883 to keep cave1906 to keep yow1942 1942 E. Langley Pea Pickers xix. 283 You keep yow,..and whistle..if anyone comes along. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xii. 206 Molly kept a look out (‘kept yow’, as we used to say). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). yowint. /jaʊ/ Etymology: Imitative. a. (a) An exclamation of vague meaning. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations oeOE heya1225 ouc1300 we13.. hac1320 how1377 how now?c1380 vaha1382 ha a!c1386 ha ha!c1386 hoa1400 ohoa1400 yowc1440 yoa1475 heh1475 hey ho?c1475 huffc1485 wemaya1500 whewa1500 wow1513 huffa?1520 gup?1528 ist1540 whow1542 hougha1556 whoo1570 good-now1578 ooh1602 phew1604 highday1606 huh1608 whoo-whoop1611 sessaa1616 tara1672 hegh1723 hip1735 waugha1766 whoofa1766 jee1786 goody1796 yaw1797 hech1808 whoo-ee1811 whizz1812 yah1812 soh1815 sirs1816 how1817 quep1822 soho1825 ow1834 ouch1838 pfui1838 suz1844 shoo1845 yoop1847 upsadaisy1862 houp-la1870 hooch1871 nu1892 ouff1898 upsy1903 oo-er1909 ooh-wee1910 eina1913 oops1921 whoopsie1923 whoops-a-daisy1925 hot-cha-cha1929 upsadaisy1929 walla1929 hotcha1931 hi-de-ho1936 po po po1936 ho-de-ho1941 oh, oh1944 oopsy1956 chingas1984 bambi2007 c1440 York Myst. xxx. 295 Yowe! þat schalke shuld not shamely be shente. (b) In modern Australian and New Zealand use = wow int. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > exclamation of wonder [interjection] ahaa1400 ocha1522 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 gossea1556 ay me!1591 o (also oh) rare!1596 law1598 strangec1670 lack-a-day1695 stap my vitals1697 alackaday1705 prodigious1707 my word1722 (by) golly1743 gosh1757 Dear me!1805 Madre de Dios1815 Great Jove!1819 I snum1825 crikey1826 my eye1826 crackey1830 snakes1839 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 whoops1870 this beats my grandmother1883 wow1892 great balls of fire1893 oo-er1909 zowiec1913 crimes1929 yowa1943 wowee1963 Madre mia!1964 yikes1971 whee1978 chingas1984 a1943 L. Esson in Penguin Bk. Austral. Ballads (1964) 232 Not er shutter lifted Since they jugged 'im. Yow! 1978 P. Grace Mutuwhenua vi. 35 I know. Matter of fact, some of those girls you went round with. Yow! 1983 ‘F. Parrish’ Bait on Hook viii. 111 The rain came... ‘Yow,’ said Cedric, and shot back into the pub. b. An imitation of the yelp or bark of a dog, or the miaow of a cat; also as n.v. (reduplicated yow-yow). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [verb (intransitive)] > miaow kewtc1440 maw1481 wraw1481 wrawl1596 maule1599 mewl1611 meow1632 miaul1632 yow1820 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [interjection] > miaow meow1634 maw1692 yow1820 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [interjection] > bark baw-waw1576 bow-wowa1616 yow1820 woof1839 youf1842 ruff1870 ouff1898 ouch1899 waff1922 1820 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. May 452 To yow, to caterwaul. 1840 R. H. Barham Spectre of Tappington in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 24 Yow!—yeough!—yeough!—yow!—yow! yelled a hapless sufferer from beneath the table. 1840 R. H. Barham Cynotaph in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 104 Cupid, of ‘Yow-Yow’-ing memory. 1866 T. Seaton From Cadet to Colonel I. iv. 103 A mob of pretty dogs, yow-yowing musically after a poor little beast. Draft additions 1993 c. An exclamation of pain, fear, or dismay. See also ow int. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > expression of fear [interjection] avoyc1300 mercyc1330 for mercy!a1616 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 (for) mercy's sake!1707 yow1901 yipes1955 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > exclamation of pain [interjection] ouch1886 yow1901 yeow1924 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > expression of dismay [interjection] yow1901 yipes1955 1901 F. A. Ober Last of Arawaks 165 ‘Say your prayers, Simon Sam, for your last hour has come.’ ‘Oh, yow, yow!’ yelled the man in the tree. ‘Don't cut me off in the midst of my promising career.’ 1941 Dandy Comic 20 Sept. 15/2 (in figure) Yow! What's hit me? 1952 N.Y. Post 16 Oct. 36/3 (in figure) Yow! 1977 B. Cleary Ramona & her Father ii. 51 ‘Yow!’ said Ramona, when her father tried to lift the crown. 1989 Big Comic Fortnightly 16 Sept. 16/3 Clonk! Yow! That's Mum's favourite potted plant! Take the blindfold off! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1942int.c1440
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yown.

yowint.

Draft additions 1993