yikes
[ yahyks ]
/ yaɪks /
interjection
(an exclamation of surprise or alarm.)
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Origin of yikes
First recorded in 1940–45; possibly from yoicks
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Example sentences from the Web for yikes
I did a little research and now, I mean, yikes, he's the guy that's okay with letting schools forcibly pin down autistic kids.
And could he—yikes—actually be not just inconvenienced but actually ill?
Everything You Wanted To Know About Bob Costas’s Olympic Pinkeye|Kent Sepkowitz|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEASTYite I yikes, and boo I yikes; and my dear papa be so very angy, when I tells him all about it.'
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge BlackmoreGeo had only gotten half clear of the entrance when he yelled, "Yikes," and then, "Duck!"
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany
British Dictionary definitions for yikes
yikes
/ (ˈjaiks) /
interjection
informal an expression of surprise, fear, or alarm
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