Interjections
(3)
are words
we use when we express our feelings strongly and which may be said to
exist in language as conventional symbols of human emotions. +
The interjection is regarded as a part of speech. But there is
another view which regards the interjection not as a part of speech
but as a sentence. A closer investigation into the nature and
functions of the interjection proves that the interjection is not a
sentence; it is a word with strong emotive meaning. The pauses that
frame interjections can be accounted for by the sudden transfer
from the emotional to the logical or vice versa. The definite
intonation with which interjections are pronounced depends on the
sense of the preceding or following sentence. Interjections have no
sentence meaning if taken independently.
Oh, where
are you going to, all you Big Steamers? (Kipling)
The interjection oh
by itself
may express various feelings, such as regret, despair, disappo
intment, sorrow, woe, surprise, astonishment, lamentation, entreaty
and many others. It precedes a definite sentence and must be
regarded as a part of it. The Oh
here may
be regarded as a signal indicating emotional tension.
The same may be observed in
the use of the interjection oh
in the
following sentence from «A Christmas Carol» by Dickens:
«Oh, but
he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-stone, Scrooge.»
The Oh
here is a
signal indicating the strength of the emotions of the author. The
emotion to be understood is one of disgust or scorn. So interjections
radiate the emotional element over the whole of the utterance,
provided that they precede it.
Interjections
can be divided into primary
and
derivative.
Primary
interjections are generally devoid of any logical meaning.
Derivative interjections may retain a modicum of logical
meaning, though this is suppressed by the volume of emotive meaning.
Oh Ah
Bah Pooh Gash Hushl Alas’, are
primary interjections, though some of them once had logical meaning.
‘Heavens!’, ‘good gracious, ‘dear me!’, ‘God!’, ‘Come on!’, ‘Look
here!’, ‘dear!’, ‘by the Lordl’, ‘God knows!’, ‘Bless me!’, ‘Humbug!’
These are exclamatory words and word-combinations generally used as
interjections, their function is that of the interjection.
Some adjectives, nouns and
adverbs can also take on the function of interjections- for example,
such words as terrible,
awful,
great, wonderful, splendid, find, man, boy! With
proper intonation and with an adequate pause these words may acquire
a strong emotional colouring and arc equal in force to interjections.
Some adjectives and adverbs have acquired an additional grammatical
meaning, that of the interjection. An interjection may be considered
as bookish by one scholar and as neutral
by another, or
colloquial by one and neutral by another. The difference between
colloquial and bookish will always be clear enough. In evaluating the
attitude of a writer to the things, ideas, events and phenomena he is
dealing with, the ability of the reader to pin-point the emotional
element becomes of importance. It is hidden under seemingly impartial
description or narrative, and only an insignificant lexical unit, or
the syntactical design of an utterance, will reveal the author’s
mood. But interjections are direct signals that the utterance is
emotionally charged, and insufficient attention on the part of the
literary critic to the use of interjections will deprive him of a
truer understanding of the writer’s aims.
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There is a clear difference between interjection and exclamation. An exclamation is a word or a number of words which expresses an emotion. An interjection can be defined as a word that is being used with an exclamation mark. The main difference between an exclamation and an interjection is that all interjections are exclamations, but not all exclamations are interjections. Through this article let us examine the differences between an exclamation and an interjection.
What is an Exclamation?
An exclamation is a word or a number of words which expresses an emotion. An exclamation can come in the form of an interjection too. However, it can also come in the form of a sentence, with an exclamation mark at the end. For example,
Go to your room!
Stop screaming!
In these examples, the exclamation is in the form of an order that is being made to another individual. These exclamations are packed with emotion. However, this is not the only instance when an exclamation can be used. If the speaker wishes to express strong emotions regarding a topic, exclamations can be used. For example,
What a wonderful day!
How amazing!
Notice the difference in usage in the two sets of example. In both these cases, an exclamation is a number of words that express packed emotions. Unlike an exclamation, an interjection is shorter.
‘What a wonderful day!’
What is an Interjection?
An interjection is a word that is being used with an exclamation mark. Just as an exclamation, an interjection also reveals an outburst of emotion that the speaker experiences. Unlike an exclamation, an interjection is always in a single word. Aha, Alas, bravo, cheers, eh, Er, Hi!, Hmm, Indeed, Oh, Ouch, Phew, Well, and Wow! are some examples for interjections.
Grammatical rules usually do not apply for interjections as they are very short. This does not denote that interjections cannot be connected to sentences. They can, but even when connected to a sentence they do not have any grammatical connection with the rest of the sentence. For example,
Wow! You look amazing.
Ouch, that hurts.
Well, I have to think about it.
Look at each example. Notice that there is a difference in the first example and the rest. In the first example, an exclamation mark (!) has been used. In the rest of the sentences, this cannot be seen. This is another characteristic of interjections. In some interjections, an exclamation mark can be used. However, it does not apply to all interjections.
Ouch, that hurts
What is the difference between Interjection and Exclamation?
• Definition of Interjection and Exclamation:
• An exclamation can be defined as a word or a number of words that express an emotion.
• An interjection can be defined as a word that is being used with an exclamation mark.
• Word or Sentence:
• An exclamation is not a single word. It can even be a sentence.
• An interjection is usually a single word.
• Purpose:
• An interjection expresses one’s emotions.
• An exclamation goes a step further than an interjection. It can be used for other purposes as well such as when demanding something or ordering.
• Grammatical Rules:
• Grammatical rules apply for exclamations.
• Grammatical rules do not apply for interjections.
• Connection:
• All interjections are exclamations, but not all exclamations are interjections.
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A List of Interjections in English
Holy Cow! 101 English Interjections and Exclamations
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Updated on September 06, 2019
«Ow!» «Ack!» «Yikes!» No doubt, anyone familiar with comic books is well versed in these pithy little utterances. Interjections (or, as they’re sometimes—somewhat misleadingly—called, exclamations) are words or short phrases that stand apart from the rest of a sentence grammatically or appear on their own without a subject and verb. Interjections may also be holophrases. Because they’re often used to exclaim, interjections often pack an emotional punch that can make fictional dialogue more realistic.
Key Takeaways: Interjections
- Interjections are short phrases often used to exclaim.
- They can stand on their own as sentences.
Interjections are the «outlaws of English grammar» as illustrated in this writer’s other interjections piece:
«Interjections usually stand apart from normal sentences, defiantly maintaining their syntactic independence. (Yeah!) They aren’t marked inflectionally for grammatical categories such as tense or number. (No sirree!) And because they show up more frequently in spoken English than in writing, most scholars have chosen to ignore them. (Aw.)»
As you read through this list, see if you can pick out the interjections that have more than one meaning or can be used in more than one way. Additional spellings or usages are listed in parentheses.
- Ah: Ah, I don’t know if that’s true.
- Aha: Aha! I figured it out!
- Ahem: Ahem, could you boys stop talking so we could get on with class, please?
- Alas: Alas, it was not to be.
- Amen: Amen, hallelujah, amen!
- Aw: Aw, do we have to?
- Awesome: You two are dating? Awesome!
- Aww: Aww, that’s so cute!
- Bada-bing (bada-bing, bada-bing, bada-boom): «You’ve gotta get up close like this and—bada-BING!—you blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit.» (From «The Godfather,» 1972)
- Bah: Bah, humbug!
- Baloney: Oh, baloney. I don’t believe that.
- Big deal: Big deal. Who cares?
- Bingo: Bingo! Right on target!
- Boo: Boo! Scared you!
- Boo-hoo: That makes me sad. Boo-hoo.
- Booyah (boo-yah): Yeah, I aced this test. Booyah!
- Boy (boy oh boy): Oh boy. Oh boy, oh boy. That’s heavy, man.
- Bravo: Bravo! That was fantastic!
- Brilliant: Brilliant, luv, absolutely brilliant! (British English.)
- Brrr: Brr! Minus 30 degrees? Yuk.
- Bull: Bull. It’s not 30 below zero, not really.
- Bye (bye-bye): Bye! See you later!
- Cheers: Cheers, mate! You’re welcome. (British English); Cheers! Raise a toast! (American English.)
- Come on (c’mon): Come on. Hurry up.
- Cool: Oh, wow, that is so cool!
- Cowabunga: «Cowabunga, dude.» («Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles»)
- Dang: Dang it! Where’d I put that?
- Darn (darn it): Darn it! I can’t find the other one either!
- Dear me: Oh, dear me. What are we going to do?
- Duck: Duck! No, really! Get down!
- Duh: Well, duh. I can’t believe you didn’t know that.
- Eh: Eh? What?
- Enjoy: Enjoy! I hope you like it!
- Excellent: «Party time, excellent!» («Wayne’s World»)
- Fabulous: Fabulous! That’s just wonderful!
- Fantastic: Fantastic! I just love it!
- Fiddledeedee (fiddle-dee-dee): «Fiddle-dee-dee! War, war, war; this war talk’s spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream.» («Gone With the Wind»)
- Finally: Finally! I never thought that’d be done.
- For heaven’s sake(s): «Oh, for heaven’s sake, don’t you know your Bible?» («Little House on the Prairie»)
- Fore: Fore! (Look out! in golf)
- Foul: Foul! In baseball, the ball went out of bounds, otherwise an infraction.
- Freeze: Freeze! Stop right there!
- Gee (gee whiz, gee willikers): Well gee whiz, Pa, why do I have to do that?
- Giddyap (giddyup): Giddyup, Silver! Go, horse, go!
- Golly (good golly, golly gee willikers): Golly, that sure was tasty.
- Goodbye (good-bye): Goodbye, see you again soon!
- Good grief: «Good grief, Charlie Brown.» («Peanuts»)
- Good heavens: Good heavens! How did that happen?
- Gosh: “Whatever I feel like I wanna do, gosh!” («Napoleon Dynamite»)
- Great: Great! I’m so excited you’ll come along!
- Great balls of fire: «Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!» («Great Balls of Fire,» Jerry Lee Lewis)
- Ha: Ha-ha! That’s funny!
- Hallelujah: Glory be to God, hallelujah!
- Heavens (heavens above, heavens to Betsy): Oh, heavens! How could you think that?
- Heigh-ho: Heigh-ho neighbor! How are you?
- Hello: Hello! How are things with you?
- Help: Help! I need somebody («Help!» The Beatles)
- Hey (hey there): Hey! Look over there!
- Hi (hiya): Hi! What’s up?
- Hip, hip, hooray: We won! On the count of three, everyone: Hip, hip hooray! Hip, hip, hooray!
- Hmm (hrm): Hmm. Let me think about that for a bit.
- Ho-ho-ho: Ho-ho-ho, Merry Christmas!
- Holy mackerel (holy cow, holy moly, holy Moses, holy smokes): Holy mackerel! I can’t believe it!
- Ho-hum: Ho-hum, how boring.
- Hooray (hurrah, hurray): Hooray! That’s awesome!
- Howdy (howdy do): Howdy, pardner.
- Huh: Huh. I have no idea.
- Ick: Ick! How gross!
- Indeed: Indeed! I’ll bet you didn’t know that!
- Jeez: Jeez, do we really have to go through this now?
- Kaboom: Kaboom! It blew up!
- Kapow: And Batman hit the evildoer, kapow!
- Lordy (lordy, lordy): Oh lordy, lordy, look who’s 40!
- Mama mia: Mama mia, let me go. («Bohemian Rhapsody,» Queen)
- Man: Man, that’s unbelievable.
- Marvelous: Marvelous! Oh, honey, that’s just wonderful.
- My: «My! I never once thought of it, Huck!» («The Adventures of Tom Sawyer»)
- My goodness (my heavens, my stars, my word): My goodness, isn’t that just grand?
- Nah: Nah, it’ll never work.
- No problem: Thank you. No problem.
- No way (no way José): No way! I can’t believe it.
- Nope: Nope. I can’t do that.
- Nuts: Nuts! I wish I didn’t have to.
- Oh (oh boy, oh dear, oh my, oh my gosh, oh my goodness, oh no, oh well): Oh! That’s shocking!
- OK (okay): OK, sounds great. Thank you.
- Ouch: Ouch! That hurt!
- Ow: Ow! That stung!
- Please: Would you help me, please?
- Poof: Poof! She just disappeared.
- Shh: Shh! Quiet in the library!
- Super: Super! That’s fantastic!
- Swell: Swell! How great!
- Welcome: Welcome! Come in!; (You’re) Welcome!
- Well: Well, I just don’t know about that.
- Whoop-de-doo: Well whoop-de-doo. (sarcasm) I so don’t care.
- Woo-hoo: Woo-hoo! That’s fantastic!
- Wow: Wow! I love it!
- Yabba dabba doo: «Yabba dabba doo!» («The Flinstones»)
- Yadda, yadda, yadda: «Well, we were engaged to be married, uh, we bought the wedding invitations, and, uh, yada, yada, yada, I’m still single.» («Seinfeld»)
- Yippee: Yippie! That’s exciting!
- Yummy: Yummy! I love chocolate cake!
Single or Double-Duty Parts of Speech
Interjections have traditionally been treated as one of the eight parts of speech (or word classes). But it’s worth keeping in mind that many interjections can do double or triple duty as other parts of speech. For instance, when a word such as boy or awesome appears by itself (often followed by an exclamation point in writing), it functions as an interjection:
- Boy! You have an answer for everything.
- The crew chief handed me my first paycheck. «Awesome!» I said.
But when that same word shows up syntactically integrated into a sentence, it usually operates as a different part of speech. In the following examples, boy is a noun, and awesome is an adjective:
- The boy ate a Snickers bar.
- Seeing the northern lights for the first time was an awesome experience.
Words that are used only as interjections are called primary interjections, while words that also belong to other word classes are called secondary interjections.
Oh! Here’s something else to look out for. The meanings of interjections sometimes change depending on the context in which they’re used. The word oh, for example, may indicate surprise, disappointment, or delight:
- Oh! I didn’t see you sitting there.
- Oh…I was hoping you could stay for a while.
- Oh! I’m so glad you came!
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An exclamation is a word or a number of words which expresses an emotion. An interjection can be defined as a word that is being used with an exclamation mark. The main difference between an exclamation and an interjection is that all interjections are exclamations, but not all exclamations are interjections.
What are the 4 types of interjection?
Interjections serve different functions (to express a greeting, joy, sorrow, surprise, approval, or to gain attention) Interjections can be classified by their purpose into three (sometimes four) categories: volitive, emotive, cognitive, and sometimes onomatopoeia.
What are examples of exclamations?
Here are some examples of exclamatory sentences:
- You were meant to be back yesterday!
- Jeepers! You scared the life out of me!
- We won!
- This puzzle is driving me up the wall!
- You’re adorable!
- It’s a boy!
- I’m really going to miss this place!
Do all interjections have exclamation points?
Instead, interjections simply convey the way the author (or speaker) is feeling. Interjections are rarely used in academic or formal writing; they’re more common in fiction or artistic writing. They’re usually, but not always, offset by an exclamation point (which is also used to show emotion).
Do interjections always end with an exclamation point?
An interjection is a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses emotion, meaning, or feeling. These emotion words proceed punctuation marks, which are most often but not always exclamation points.
29 related questions found
Which conjunctions are always together?
Correlative conjunctions, or paired conjunctions, are sets of conjunctions that are always used together. Like coordinating conjunctions, they join words, phrases, or independent clauses of similar or equal importance and structure. Unlike coordinating conjunctions, they can only join two elements together, no more.
What are interjections in grammar?
An interjection is a word or phrase that is grammatically independent from the words around it, and mainly expresses feeling rather than meaning. Oh, what a beautiful house! Uh-oh, this looks bad. … Interjections are common in speech and are much more common in electronic messages than in other types of writing.
What are the 10 examples of interjection?
Interjection
- Hurrah! We won the game! (Emotion of joy)
- Hurrah! I passed the exam! (Emotion of joy)
- Alas! I failed the exam! (Emotion of sorrow)
- Alas! My brother died. (Emotion of sorrow)
- Wow! What a beautiful car! (Emotion of surprise)
- Wow! How intelligent you are. …
- Oh! I forgot to bring my purse! …
- Ouch! It hurts!
What are exclamations in grammar?
Exclamations — Easy Learning Grammar. Exclamations are short utterances that you make when you are very surprised or upset. They are not always whole sentences. Sometimes they are more like a noise than a word. In this case they are called interjections.
How do you express exclamation mark in English?
We use exclamations to express surprise or shock or a strong emotion about something. The type of phrase or clause associated with exclamations is called exclamative. We usually form exclamatives with what or how.
What are 20 examples of exclamatory sentences?
Exclamatory Sentences That Express Strong Emotion:
- Happy birthday, Amy!
- Thank you, Sheldon!
- I hate you!
- Ice cream sundaes are my favorite!
What words do exclamations start with?
An exclamation is forceful statement which expresses high levels of emotion or excitement. For the purposes of the primary curriculum, exclamations always begin with ‘what’ or ‘how’ and are usually punctuated by an exclamation mark ( ! ).
What are 4 sentences?
What Are the Four Types of Sentences?
- Declarative sentence.
- Imperative sentence.
- Interrogative sentence.
- Exclamatory sentence.
Is there any type of interjection?
Types of Interjection. Interjection is divided into the following types on the basis of ways to express interjections in the sentence such as greeting, joy, surprise, approval, sorrow, attention, and calling.
What type of interjection is thanks?
thanks Definitions and Synonyms
interjectioninformal. UK /θæŋks/ thanks noun. thank verb. thanks to phrase.
What is interjection example?
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses something in a sudden or exclamatory way, especially an emotion. Yikes, uh-oh, ugh, oh boy, and ouch are common examples of interjections. … Example: There was a chorus of angry interjections when the people in the audience heard that their taxes would be going up.
Are exclamations words?
Holy Cow! 101 English Interjections and Exclamations
Interjections (or, as they’re sometimes—somewhat misleadingly—called, exclamations) are words or short phrases that stand apart from the rest of a sentence grammatically or appear on their own without a subject and verb. Interjections may also be holophrases.
Is using exclamation mark rude?
The Purpose of Exclamation Points
Exclamation points, or exclamation marks as they’re also called, are punctuation marks designed to show excitement, emergency, emphasis, surprise, or strong emotion. However, they have evolved, at least for some people, into coming across as rude, sloppy, and unprofessional.
What is Exclamative sentence?
Exclamative sentences are one of the four sentence types (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamative). Exclamative sentences make exclamations. They express strong feelings or opinion in one of two forms: form. function.
What are the 10 examples of conjunctions?
Examples of Conjunctions
- I tried to hit the nail but hit my thumb instead.
- I have two goldfish and a cat.
- I’d like a bike for commuting to work.
- You can have peach ice cream or a brownie sundae.
- Neither the black dress northe gray one looks right on me.
- My dad always worked hard so we could afford the things we wanted.
Is OMG an interjection?
OMG (interjection) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
Is Umm an interjection?
Umm can be an interjection or a verb.
How do you use interjections in English?
Interjections are words used to express strong feeling or sudden emotion. They are included in a sentence (usually at the start) to express a sentiment such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, or enthusiasm. An interjection is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence.
Hello! Here we have a concise list of interjection words which are often referred to as exclamatory words as well. These words or short phrases which are often used to exclaim, are like Aww!, ahh! or Eee!.
These words stand alone apart from the rest of a sentence without a subject or a verb, and are used to express a great sense of emotion.
Make sure as you read through the types of interjections to pick out the interjections that have more than one expression or can be used in multiple ways and try to understand the difference.
Following is a list of Interjection words with meanings and sentence examples to make your writing very interesting.
| Word | Meaning | Example Sentences |
| aah! | “Help!” | “Aaaah! It’s eating my leg!” |
| aha | “I understand” | “Aha! So you took the money!” |
| ahem | “Attention, please!” | “Ahem! Swearing is against office policy.” |
| ahh | “Ok, I see” | “Ahh, yes, I understand now” |
| ahh | “So relaxing” | “Ahh… This hot tub is amazing” |
| argh | “Damn!” | “Argh, the car won’t work!” |
| aww | “How sweet!” | “Aww, what an adorable puppy” |
| aww | “That’s too bad” | “Aww, it hit him right in the nuts!” |
| aw | “Come on!” | “Aw, don’t be like that!” |
| bah | “Whatever” | “Bah, I never liked him anyways.” |
| boo | “That’s bad” | “Boo, get off the stage!” |
| boo! | “Scared you!” | I jumped from the stairs and yelled “boo!” |
| boo-hoo | “I’m crying!” | Your internet is slow? Boo-hoo, how sad for you. |
| brr | “It’s cold” | “Brrr, it’s -20C outside” |
| d’oh | “That was stupid/bad!” | “I just deleted all my files. D’oh!” |
| duh | “That’s dumb” | “Duh, you didn’t plug it in.” |
| eek | “Help!” | “Eeek, a mouse!” |
| eep | “Oh no!” | “Eep! I didn’t mean to say that!” |
| eh? | “What?” | “Eh? I didn’t hear what you said.” |
| eh? | “Is that right?” | “So she dumped you, eh?” |
| eww | “Disgusting” | “Ewww, this apple is rotten” |
| fuff | “Bullshit” | “Oh fuff, you don’t have any idea what you’re talking about!” |
| gah | “This is hopeless” | “Gah, I give up” |
| gee | “Really?” | “Gee, that’s super!” |
| grr | “I’m angry” | “Grrr, I’ll kick his ass” |
| hmm | “I wonder” | “Hmm, I’m not sure about that” |
| humph | “I don’t like this” | “There are kids on my lawn again, humph!” |
| hah | “Funny.” | “Heh, that’s clever” |
| haha | “Funny!” | “Haha, that’s hilarious!” |
| huh | “Really?” | “Huh, you were right” |
| hurrah | “Let’s celebrate!” | “Hurrah, we won!” |
| ick | “Disgusting” | “Ick, this milk has gone bad” |
| meh | “I don’t know” | “Meh, whatever you think is best” |
| mhm | “Yes” | “Do you think so too?” “Mhm” |
| mm | “Lovely” | “Mmm, this ice cream is delicious” |
| muahaha | “I’m so evil!” | “I switched the sugar and the salt! Muahaha!” |
| mwah | “Kiss!” | “Thanks, you’re so sweet! Mwah!” |
| nah | “No” | “Want another beer?” “Nah, I’m good” |
| nuh-uh | “No, it isn’t!”/”Did not!” | “I hit you!” “Nuh-uh!” “Yuh-uh!” “Nuh-uh!” |
| oh | “I see” | “Oh, you wanted sugar, not milk.” |
| ooh-la-la | “Fancy!” | “A seven layer wedding cake? Ooh-la-la!” |
| ooh | “Wonderful!” | “Oooh, it’s shiny!” |
| oomph | “I’m exerting myself” | “Push on 3.. 1, 2, 3.. oomph!” |
| oops | “I didn’t mean to do that” | “Oops, I knocked your cup over” |
| ouch | “That hurts” | “Ouch, I hit my thumb” |
| oww | “That hurts” | “Oww, I hit my thumb” |
| oy | “Hey, you!” | “Oy! You forgot your wallet!” |
| oy | “Oh no…” | “The bills are piling up. Oy…” |
| pew | “It stinks!” | “Pew, that smells so gross!” |
| pff | “That’s nothing” | “Pff, I have a car twice that size” |
| phew | “That was close!” | “I didn’t do my assignment, but the teacher didn’t check. Phew!” |
| psst | Whispering “Hey, you!” | “Psst. Let’s skip the next class!” |
| sheesh | “I can’t believe this!” | “Sheesh, now he’s drunk again” |
| shh | “Be quiet” | “Shh, I’m trying to hear what they’re saying!” |
| shoo | “Go away” | “Get out of here! Shoo!” |
| tsk-tsk | “Disappointing” | “Tsk-tsk, he is late for work again” |
| uh-huh | “Yes” | “Do you think so too?” “Uh-hu” |
| uh-oh | “Oh no!” | “Uh-oh, I think the lion is inside the house” |
| uh-uh | “No” | “Eat your spinach!” “Uh-uh!” |
| uhh | “Wait, I’m thinking” | “Seven times eight is… uhh… 56” |
| umm | “I’m hesitant” | “Umm.. Do you really think that’s wise?” |
| waah | “I’m crying!” | “I don’t want you to go! Waaah!” |
| wee | “This is fun!” | “Weee! Faster!” |
| whoa | “Hold on.” | “Whoa, take it easy!” |
| wow | “Amazing!” | “Wow, that’s incredible!” |
| yahoo | “Let’s celebrate!” | “Yippie! We won!” |
| yay | “Yes!” | “Yay! We won!” |
| yeah | “Yes!” | “Yeeeaah! Kick his butt!” |
| yee-haw | “I’m excited!” | “Let’s gather some cattle! Yee-haw!” |
| yikes | “That’s a bad surprise.” | “I found out I owed $5000 in back taxes. Yikes!” |
| yoo-hoo | “Hey you!” | “Yoo-hoo, sugercup! Come give me a hug!” |
| yuh-uh | “Yes, it is!”/”Did so!” | “I hit you!” “Nuh-uh!” “Yuh-uh!” “Nuh-uh!” … |
| yuck | “Disgusting!” | “Yuck, I wouldn’t want to touch that” |
| zing | “Haha, well said!” | “You’re so stupid, you’d trip over a wireless phone!” “Zing!” |
We can use the above mentioned exclamation words and extend some letters in them to make Extended Interjections such as “Eeeeee!!!” or “aaaaaahhh!!” which are used to express strong emotions.
Have you noticed that some words are listed several times with different meanings, and as alternate spellings under other entries ?.
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