owie

owie

English

Etymology

ow +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊwiː/

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  Rhymes: -aʊi

Interjection

owie

1. Same as ow.

Noun

owie (plural owies)

1. (colloquial, Canada, US, childish) A painful but minor injury.
   • 1997, K. D. Kuch, The Babysitter's Handbook, Random House, p. 58,

     If it's an "owie" that has the child upset, check him from head to toe for injuries.

   • 2008, May 16, Bil Keane, The Family Circus (daily comic) in the Kokomo Tribune

     Daddy! Our car has an owie! [Billy, pointing to a small dent.]

Synonyms

• boo-boo

Translations

minor injury

Finnish: pipi (fi) Portuguese: dodói (pt)

Spanish: coco (es), ayayay