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yow^¹

/ðaʊ/ UK, West Midlands

noun yows

alternative Alternative form of yowe

yow^²

/ðaʊ/ UK, West Midlands

interjection

Expression of pain; ouch. Yow! I dropped it on my toe!
Expression of humorous surprise or emphasis. You've been divorced four times? Yow!

Similar: ouch, youch

yow^³

/ðaʊ/ UK, West Midlands

pronoun

West Midlands, alternative Alternative form of you

Yow^⁴

proper noun Yows

A surname.

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interjection

Similar: ouch, youch

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"yow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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yow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yow

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"yow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yow.

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@misc{yow_2026,
  title = {yow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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