ouch

Meaning

Intj

1. An expression of one's own physical pain.
2. An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
3. A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
4. An expression of disappointment.
5. (slang) Expressing surprise at the high price of something.

Noun

Something that causes discomfort or pain.

Verb

To exclaim "ouch!" in discomfort or pain.

Noun

Alternative form of ouche

Synonyms

ow

oh

wow

buckle

ugh

way

ooh

clasp

exclamation

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Uncertain. Some sources say the interjection is attested since 1838 (and specifically in American English) and derives ultimately from German autsch, perhaps specifically via Pennsylvania German outch (“cry of pain”), as early attestations of the interjection are from Pennsylvania. However, others say the interjection is a "mere" or "natural" exclamation attested since the mid 1600s, and the 1933 OED cites one instance of a verb "ouch" in 1654, "Sancho Pancas Runs Ouching round the mountaine like a ranck-Asse".