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(sometimes humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.
""Bah!" said Maria, throwing her hands up in the air. She was furious that her project was due so soon. "
Used for emphasis, similar to crap, shit or wits.
"He said you confused the bejesus out of him"
A cry or shout.
"The child let out a joyful scry when he saw his new puppy. "
An expression of approval, fright, surprise, etc.
""Coo!" exclaimed Sarah, seeing her little brother's amazing drawing. "
To give a cry of "yahoo".
"The crowd began to yahoo when the home team scored the winning goal. "
No.
""I want to go to the park after school," said Emily. "Nut." "
An onomatopoeia for the sound of a falling strike.
"Blag! The book fell off the desk with a loud thud. "
Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.
""Bless your heart," Grandma said, smiling warmly at Sarah. "
A shout or cry.
"The hues of encouragement from the crowd motivated the runner to finish the race. "
A minor mistake or unforseen difficulty.
"My computer crashed, and oops, I lost all my work for the project. "
An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.
""Lawks, I didn't expect to see you here!" "
Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
""Brrr, it's freezing in here! Can we turn up the heat?" "
Used to signify a sudden ending or disappearance
"I thought I had a good chance of winning the race, but my energy went pfft, and I had to stop. "
(minced oath) Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc.
""Zounds! I forgot my homework at home again!" "
(directed at a horse) Move on!, go faster!
""The horse was walking slowly, so the cowboy said, 'Giddyup!' and tapped it with his heels." "
Often followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage.
""Fie upon you! You lied to me about eating the last cookie." "
Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
""I ratted on my friend for not doing the homework." "
An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.
"The teacher gave a sharp hist to quiet the noisy classroom. "
(mildly vulgar, often imperative) Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.
""I spent all day working on this presentation, and my boss just said it was terrible? Stuffs him, I quit!" "
(Mackem and Geordie) Begone, be off, go away.
"Hadaway wi ye!"
