aiee

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interjection

A shout of pain or alarm.

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Meanings

interjection

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  1. A shout of pain or alarm.

    He caught her as she went past and pulled her around. She threw up her hands and closed her good eye. Aiee, she cried. Aiee.

    2010, Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain, page 239

Origin

Onomatopoeic.

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APA

aiee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiee

MLA

“aiee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aiee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiee.

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