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    • 1.2.1 Interjection
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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈaʊ(w)iː/

• Audio (US):

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  Rhymes: -aʊi

Etymology 1

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From ow +‎ -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Interjection

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owie

1. Synonym of ow.

Translations

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Russian: о́юшки (ójuški) (colloquial), бо-бо́ (ru) (bo-bó) (childish) Scottish Gaelic: aobag Swedish: aj (sv)

Etymology 2

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From ow +‎ -ie (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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owie (plural owies)

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

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• boo-boo

Translations

[edit] minor injury

Finnish: pipi (fi) French: bobo (fr) m Portuguese: dodói (pt) Spanish: coco (es), ayayay

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