owie

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaʊwiː/

Interjection

1. Same as ow.

Noun

owie (plural owies)

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

• boo-boo

Translations

• Russian: о́юшки

Translations

• French: bobo
• Portuguese: dodói
• Spanish: coco, ayayay

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