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Definition of ouch exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ouch

exclamation

/aʊtʃ/

/aʊtʃ/

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used to express sudden pain
- Ouch! That hurt!
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Word Originnatural exclamation: first recorded in English in the mid 17th cent.

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