Definitions
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- interjection Expressing sudden pain or startlement.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I know yeow folks hyar don't seem ter think killin 'an Injun's enny murder, but I say 'tis; an' yeow'll all git it brung home ter yer afore yer die: ef 'tain't brung one way,' t'll be anuther; yeow jest mind what I say, 'n' don't yeow furgit it.
Ramona 1921
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I know yeow folks hyar don't seem ter think killin 'an Injun's enny murder, but I say 'tis; an' yeow'll all git it brung home ter yer afore yer die: ef
Ramona Helen Hunt Jackson 1857
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Child star Michael Jackson became a man with a rebel 'yeow'
WN.com - Articles related to Yankees rally past Twins 7-2 in playoff opener 2009
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- speaking of sounds, i think it's so funny how drastically different animal sounds (how they're perceived / taught, not how they actually sound objectively ..) are in different countries. there are definitely cross-cultural similarities (e.g., the cat says "yeow" in Korea, but "meow" in the U.S.), but some of them just make no sense to my indoctrinated American mind that thinks that cows say
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Right now everyone in my apartment complex is in the pool, playing the anthem and shouting "yeow yeow whooo aussieeee" ... and I don't know ...
Haha! zombietron 2009
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My entire apartment complex was going off today with the sounds of the anthem, Kings of Leon, people bombdiving and shouting "yeow yeow yeow!"
It's really not my fault if you're a moron & don't give a shit about politics Lisa Nicole 2009
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Exceptions being Viola because she's both, and Olivia because she's not patient (look how she goes after Cesario, yeow!) nor forgiving (she doesn't really suffer fools much, re: Orsino, yeow!)
Outline: Greenblatt vs. hooks fantasyecho 2007
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November 4, 2008 at 6:46 am afinkso ai amma ok, wuz nawt 2 bahds afterwurds at wurk las nite but wen ai gut up dis moanin, yeow! ai considerin playin hookee tonite but reely cahnt ford it
Bob we gots teh talk - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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It's one of those where the yeow factor is really high.
Masoor Without a Tongue TheCooker 2007
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He grabbed at them, rubbed the bites, and let out an involuntary “yeow.”
GUARDIAN OF THE VEIL GREGORY SPENCER 2007
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