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yikes

yikes
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yahyks]
    • /yaɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yahyks]
    • /yaɪks/

Definitions of yikes word

  • noun yikes Expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect. 1
  • interjection yikes expressing fear or alarm 1
  • exclamation yikes an expression of surprise, fear, or alarm 0
  • interjection yikes used to express pain, dismay, alarm, etc. 0
  • interjection yikes (Slang) (humorous) Expressing fear. 0
  • interjection yikes (Slang) (humorous) Expressing empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances. 0
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Parts of speech for Yikes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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yikes popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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