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

ow

exclamation

/aʊ/

/aʊ/

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used to express sudden pain
- Ow! That hurt!
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Word Originnatural exclamation: first recorded in English in the mid 19th cent.

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