ouch
1[ ouch ]
/ aʊtʃ /
interjection
(used as an exclamation expressing sudden pain or dismay.)
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Origin of ouch
11830–40, Americanism;<German autsch
Definition for ouch (2 of 2)
ouch2
[ ouch ]
/ aʊtʃ /
noun
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
the setting of a precious stone.
verb (used with object)
to adorn with or as if with ouches.
Origin of ouch
21325–75; Middle English ouche (noun), for nouche (the phrase a nouche taken as an ouche;cf. apron) <Old French nosche ≪ Germanic
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Example sentences from the Web for ouch
Think of the snuffers and spoons and ouches, and bolts and rings and staves, all of pure gold.
Whenever the cold water struck a sore spot there were gasps and ouches.
The Rich Little Poor Boy|Eleanor GatesThey stopped a little distance away and began their booming about friendship and ouches.
A Martian Odyssey|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum“And what riches he hath goeth in velvet and ouches,” (jewellery) said the Archbishop, with his cold, sarcastic smile.
The White Rose of Langley|Emily Sarah Holt
British Dictionary definitions for ouch (1 of 2)
ouch1
/ (aʊtʃ) /
interjection
an exclamation of sharp sudden pain
British Dictionary definitions for ouch (2 of 2)
ouch2
/ (aʊtʃ) /
noun archaic
a brooch or clasp set with gems
the setting of a gem
Word Origin for ouch
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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