Ouch Definition
ouch
interjection
Used to express sudden pain.
Webster's New World
An expression of one's own physical pain.
Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!
Wiktionary
A reply to an insult (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
Ouch. How could you say that?
Wiktionary
An expression of disappointment.
Ouch, I really wanted to do that.
Wiktionary
(slang, Australia, New Zealand, UK) Expressing surprise at the high price of something.
Ouch, one hundred thousand dollars for a car! I could never afford that!
Wiktionary
noun
A setting for a precious stone.
Webster's New World
A clasp or buckle; specif., an ornament with a clasp, esp. when set with precious stones.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of ouche.
Wiktionary
verb
To ornament as with ouches.
Webster's New World
Origin of Ouch
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Middle English ouche from Anglo-Norman (une) ouche alteration of (une) nouch (a) brooch of Germanic origin ned- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Variant forms.
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