ouch

Ouch is defined as a way to express pain.

(interjection)

When someone steps on a piece of glass, their exclamation is an example of ouch.

See ouch in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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interjection

used to express sudden pain

Origin: echoic of natural cry

noun

a clasp or buckle; specif., an ornament with a clasp, esp. when set with precious stones
a setting for a precious stone

Origin: < ME (a n)ouche < OFr nousche < Frank *nuskja, brooch, akin to OHG nusca, a clasp < IE base *ned-, to twist together > net

transitive verb

Archaic to ornament as with ouches

See ouch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

Used to express sudden pain or displeasure.

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ouche

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman (une) ouche

Origin: , alteration of (une) nouch, (a) brooch

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see ned- in Indo-European roots

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