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ouch

1

[ ouch ]

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation expressing sudden pain or dismay.)


ouch

2

[ ouch ]

noun

  1. a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
  2. the setting of a precious stone.

verb (used with object)

  1. to adorn with or as if with ouches.

ouch

1

/ ʊʃ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of sharp sudden pain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ouch

2

/ ʊʃ /

noun

  1. a brooch or clasp set with gems
  2. the setting of a gem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ouch1

1830–40, Americanism; < German autsch

Origin of ouch2

1325–75; Middle English ouche (noun), for nouche (the phrase a nouche taken as an ouche; apron ) < Old French nosche Germanic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ouch1

C15 an ouch, mistaken division of C14 a nouche, from Old French nouche, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German nusca buckle
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Even when there is a murder — it’s a real ouch — Guiraudie continues with his insistent, deliberate flow, a sophisticated touch that will either endear you to the film’s subversion or make you yearn for something more melodramatic.

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As one tireless right-wing correspondent who emails Salon several times a day often puts it, “Yikes Lib/Dems! Ouch Lib/Dems!”

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Nearly 20 years ago, a poll by Ouch! - the former name of the BBC’s disability section - crowned Timmy as the most popular disabled TV character.

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She recalled McLaughlin saying, “Ouch, ouch, ouch. It hurts,” but said McLaughlin was unable to explain the cause of her pain before her death.

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“Ouch,” someone in the crowd said.

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