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ow

American  
[ou] / aʊ /

interjection

  1. (used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)


ow British  
/ aʊ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of 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

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It comes off kind of funny but that’s like: ow.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Either way, the Kraken identity — including finishing games the right way — has ow transcended their top scorers even.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021

H. . . ow the caretakers respond to that will tell you a lot about how worried you need to be.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2021

Pell bows at the judge, and is ow being taken away.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2019

I had heard of them, but nobody I knew ow ned one.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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