eek

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Deiphebus eek, and hoom wente every wight;

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  • I have been following drug policy for - eek -- more than twenty years. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • When we get older and have this urge to express ourselves and go to a club with exciting music and feel it welling up -- eek -- we / I don't know how to move. —  Serendip's Exchange -
  • So let's say you're having a fabulous holiday in Italy, and decide to buy a fancy new jacket and a pair of smart leather shoes for a total of €220 (around £200 with the current conversion rate -- eek!). —  Fool.co.uk - Headlines
  • Except in this case, Amy's chore is having a baby and her reward -- eek! ah! no! -- is marrying Ben. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Was I surprised to hear that Sammy's dad is-eek, if you haven't seen the show, stop reading right now! —  Remote Access
 

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  1. A dial. variant of itch or yuck: see itch, yuck.
 

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