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Word or expression used to express an emotion or sentiment
An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling, situation or reaction. It is a diverse
Interjection
Interjection used in English varieties
Look up oi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oi (/ɔɪ/) is an interjection used in various [[List of dialects of English |varieties]] of the English language
Oi_(interjection)
Spanish interjection
Spanish: [tʃe]; Portuguese: tchê [tʃe]; Valencian: xe [tʃe]) is an interjection commonly used in Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil (São Paulo
Che_(interjection)
Interjections in the English language
English interjections are a category of English words – such as yeah, ouch, Jesus, oh, mercy, yuck, etc. – whose defining features are the infrequency
English_interjections
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on "hey (interjection)", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "hey" You can also: Search for Hey (interjection) in Wikipedia
Hey_(interjection)
Midwestern English interjection expressing surprise or mild apology
Ope is an interjection in American English, often associated with the Midwestern United States, used to express mild surprise, acknowledge a minor social
Ope_(interjection)
Early concept on the origin of language
Interjectional theory is a theory of language formulated by the pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus, ca. 460 BC to ca. 370 BC, who argued that human speech
Interjectional_theory
Punctuation mark (!)
point in American English) is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection, an exclamation, or a noise to indicate strong feelings (e.g. surprise
Exclamation_mark
There are many interjections in the Latin language, though by their nature they are not often found in the formal register of written Classical Latin
Latin_interjections
English-language profanity
and fucking) are used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an infix, an interjection, or an adverb. There are many common phrases that employ the word as
Fuck
Words that imitate the sound they describe
Onomatopoeia is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests a sound that it refers to. Common
Onomatopoeia
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨m̥⟩ in IPA
A voiceless bilabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents
Voiceless_bilabial_nasal
Expletive interjection referencing religious figure Jesus Christ
Jesus H. Christ is an expletive interjection that refers to the Abrahamic religious figure of Jesus. It is typically uttered in anger, surprise, or frustration
Jesus_H._Christ
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up OH or oh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oh, OH, or Oh! is an interjection, often proclaiming surprise, understanding or disappointment. It may
Oh
Mexican interjection
[ˈɡɾito]; Spanish for "shout") is a common Mexican interjection, used as an expression. This interjection is similar to the yahoo or yeehaw of the American
Grito
"too long; didn't read"; Internet comment
summary of an online post or news article. It is also used as an informal interjection, commenting that a block of text has been ignored due to its length.
TL;DR
Interjection
Yo is a slang interjection, commonly associated with North American English and Philadelphia English. It was popularized by Italian Americans in Philadelphia
Yo_(greeting)
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code), England, National Rail Hum (sound), a wordless vocalization An interjection or filler (linguistics) Homenmen (disambiguation) This disambiguation
HMM
Category of words based on shared grammatical properties in a clause
are noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, interjection, numeral, article, and determiner. Other terms than part of speech—particularly
Part_of_speech
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OOPS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oops may refer to: "Oops!", an interjection "Oops" (Frasier episode), an episode of the TV sitcom Frasier "Oops"
Oops
The phrase can be abbreviated in use as 걸레년; geollenyeon. 꺼져; kkeojeo: Interjection. Similar to "get lost" in English 기집애; gijibae: a colloquial way of saying
Korean_profanity
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code) De (kana) (で, デ), a Japanese hiragana/katakana de (interjection), Albanian interjection de-, an English prefix denoting reversal, undoing, removing;
DE
Backup rapper and/or singer
backing vocalist who supports the primary performer with exclamations, interjections, or ad-libs in an attempt to increase an audience's excitement or engagement
Hype_man
Expression of indifference or boredom
Meh (/mɛ/) is a colloquial interjection used as an expression of indifference or boredom. It is often regarded as a verbal equivalent of a shrug of the
Meh
Robert and later initiates Riley into his entourage, called the "Lethal Interjection Crew". Despite his less-than-attractive traits, Thugnificent attempts
List of The Boondocks characters
List_of_The_Boondocks_characters
Prelinguistic use of a single word to express a complex idea
express a complex idea. A holophrase may resemble an interjection, but whereas an interjection is linguistic, and has a specific grammatical function
Holophrasis
List of common words used to describe animal noises and their audio recordings
used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns, and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic
List_of_animal_sounds
English-language interjection announcing the opening of a legal court
beginning) is a traditional interjection said two or three times in succession to introduce the opening of a court of law. The interjection was also traditionally
Oyez
Phrase; exclamation used in Spanish to denote surprise
"¡Ay, caramba!" (pronounced [ˈaj kaˈɾamba]), from the Spanish interjections ay (denoting surprise or pain) and caramba (a minced oath for carajo), is
¡Ay,_caramba!
Halloween tradition
as having done this in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The interjection "trick or treat!" was then first recorded in the Canadian province of
Trick-or-treating
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Ejaculatory prayer, a very short emotional prayer Female ejaculation Interjection, a short utterance "Ejaculation" (Big Mouth), a 2017 television episode
Ejaculation_(disambiguation)
Mexican Spanish slang interjection
Órale is a common interjection in Mexican Spanish slang. It is also commonly used in the United States as an exclamation expressing approval or encouragement
Órale
Scandinavian exclamation expressing dismay
ufdah, or uf daa[citation needed]) is a Scandinavian exclamation or interjection used to express dismay, typically upon hearing bad news. Of Norwegian
Uff_da
American singer and songwriter (1958–2009)
Jackson's vocal technique was influenced by Diana Ross; his use of the oooh interjection from a young age was something Ross had used on many of her songs with
Michael_Jackson
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the free dictionary. Mamma mia (pronounced [ˈmamma ˈmiːa]; an Italian interjection, literally "mommy mine"), Mammamia, Mamamia or Mumma Mia may refer to:
Mamma_Mia
Chile Yugoslav people The expression is said to come from the Yugoslav interjection Boga ti! Bohunk United States, Canada Bohemian people A lower-class immigrant
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Spanish interjection used to cheer on or praise a performance
¡Ole! or ¡olé! is a Spanish interjection used to cheer on or praise a performance, especially associated with the audience of bullfighting and flamenco
Olé
Interjections in foreign languages
More, re, and bre (with many variants) are interjections and/or vocative particles common to Albanian, Greek, Romanian, South Slavic (Bulgarian, Serbian
More,_re,_and_bre
Linguistic category
shift.' Filler (linguistics) So (word) Speech disfluency Tag question Interjection Tone indicator Carol Lynn, Moder; Aida Martinovic-Zic (2004). Discourse
Discourse_marker
Structured system of communication
"and" that serve to join two sentences, articles that introduce a noun, interjections such as "wow!", or ideophones like "splash" that mimic the sound of
Language
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oy, a digraph found in many languages Oi (interjection), sometimes spelled "oy", a British slang interjection used to get someone's attention Uk (Cyrillic)
Oy
Not meeting a desired or intended objective
2000s, the term fail began to be used as an interjection in the context of Internet memes. The interjection fail and the superlative form epic fail expressed
Failure
Slang interjection
The term w00t (spelled with double-zero, "00"), or woot, is a slang interjection used to express happiness or excitement, usually used in online conversation
W00t
Spanish-language profanities
diachrony. The words puto and puta can be used as nouns, adjectives, and interjections with varying results. As nouns, both words can mean prostituto or prostituta
Puto_and_puta
English idiomatic phrase
but any link there is ruled out by an earlier 1937 quotation of the interjection. The dictionary definition of Gordon Bennett at Wiktionary Oxford English
Gordon_Bennett_(phrase)
Music without vocals
instrumentals Post-rock Smooth jazz Contains several vocal interjections of the title. Features vocal interjections of the title at the end of each chorus. Contains
Instrumental
Military acronym slang
situation, mistake, or cause of trouble, and it is sometimes used as an interjection. Most reference works, including the Random House Unabridged Dictionary
SNAFU
English slang term
affirmation of a previous statement as "whatever will be will be". An interjection of "whatever" can be considered offensive and impolite or it can be considered
Whatever_(slang)
Definite article in English
Coordinators Compounds Demonstratives Determiners list Expletives Intensifier Interjections Interrogatives Nouns Portmanteaus Possessives Prepositions list Pronouns
The
Australian politician (born 1986)
Samuel Thomas Rae (born 29 September 1986) is an Australian politician and a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Hawke
Sam_Rae
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in business manage Oi (digraph), a Latin-script digraph Oi (interjection), an interjection used to get someone's attention, or to express surprise or disapproval
Oi
German politician (born 1983)
death in Mannheim shows us, of course…", Bozkurt responded with the interjection, intended as a joke, "Mannheim is dead?". The co-chairs of the Green
Tuba_Bozkurt
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
emotions. Its velocity was breathtaking and it was all in one direction. Interjections from the target were rare. Johnson anticipated them before they could
Lyndon_B._Johnson
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
mathematics. The lectures have been reconstructed verbatim, including interjections from Turing and other students, from students' notes. Turing and Wittgenstein
Alan_Turing
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alternatively Mabrook (Arabic: مبروك, romanized: mabrūk), is a vernacular Arabic interjection meaning "blessed". It is also an expression for congratulation. It may
Mabrouk
3rd episode of the 2nd season of Schoolhouse Rock!
November 17, 1973 (1973-11-17) Running time 4:13 Episode chronology ← Previous "Verb: That's What's Happening" Next → "Interjections!" List of episodes
Conjunction_Junction
Brazilian ethnic group
carreiras nɐɦ kɐˈheɾɐ Rápido Fast Oxente /oˈʃẽti/ or /ŏˈʃẽ̆/ Interjection Oxi ˈoʃi Interjection Percata pɛɦˈkatɐ Chinelo Sandal Peste ˈpɛʃti Plague, used
Sertanejo_people
2000 novel by Mark Z. Danielewski
including citations from the original author for nonexistent works, interjections and personal anecdotes from the narrator, and notes from the editors
House_of_Leaves
West Germanic language
conjunctions into subordinators and coordinators, and add the class of interjections. English also has a rich set of auxiliary verbs, such as have and do
English_language
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character from the Disney/Jetix show Yin Yang Yo! Yo (greeting), an interjection meaning "hello" or "hey" Yo (Cyrillic) (Ё, ё), a letter of the Russian
Yo
Neologism coined in 1965
of novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. Here, the interjection fnord is given hypnotic power over the unenlightened, and children in
Fnord
Japanese backchannel responses in conversation
Japanese language, aizuchi (Japanese: 相槌 or あいづち, IPA: [aizɯtɕi]) are interjections during a conversation that indicate the listener is paying attention
Aizuchi
Sounds and pronunciation of the Romanian language
semivowels (disputed), and twenty consonants. Other phonemes are found in interjections or recent borrowings. Romanian includes the two unusual diphthongs /e̯a/
Romanian_phonology
Spoken interjection in English
/ˈɛ/) is a spoken interjection used in many varieties of English. The oldest Oxford English Dictionary defines eh as "an interjectional interrogative particle
Eh
Warning yelled by golfers
"Fore!", originally a Scots interjection, is used to warn anyone standing or moving in the flight of a golf ball. The etymology of the word in this usage
Fore_(golf)
vowel sounds. There are very few lexical words (that is, not counting interjections) without vowel letters. The longest such lexical word is tsktsks, pronounced
English_words_without_vowels
2002 compendium on the English language
(AdvP) Preposition (P) Preposition phrase (PP) Determinative (D) Determinative phrase (DP) Interjection Interjection phrase Coordinator Subordinator
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
The_Cambridge_Grammar_of_the_English_Language
Basic elements of language
word order or prosody. It is not clear if any categories other than interjection are universal parts of human language. The basic bipartite division that
Word
Grammar of the Italian language
adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Italian articles vary according to definiteness (definite, indefinite
Italian_grammar
Religious interjection
Hebrew: הַלְּלוּ־יָהּ, romanized: halləlū-Yāh, lit. 'praise Yah') is an interjection from the Hebrew language, used as an expression of gratitude to God.
Hallelujah
Romanization scheme for Standard Chinese
(欸; 誒) and syllabic nasals m (呒, 呣), n (嗯, 唔), ng (嗯, 𠮾) are used as interjections or in neologisms; for example, pinyin defines the names of several pinyin
Pinyin
Chant used in association football
Olé, Olé" is a chant used in sport. The chant is based on the Spanish interjection "Olé" used to signify approval by the spectators in bullfighting; however
Olé,_Olé,_Olé
Signals provocation
place from where new ideas or solutions may be found. Po is also an interjection, aimed at obtaining further clarifications without agreeing or disagreeing
Po_(lateral_thinking)
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. OW, O.W. or ow may refer to: Ow!, an interjection that denotes pain ow (digraph), an English digraph "Ow!" (composition)
OW
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accounting timeframe analogous to a month Periodt, slang of period used as an interjection All pages with titles beginning with Period All pages with titles containing
Period
Argot of the Río de la Plata region
Lunfardo (Spanish pronunciation: [luɱˈfaɾðo]; from the Italian lombardo, '"of Lombardy"') is an argot originated and developed in the late 19th and early
Lunfardo
Traditional maritime greeting
'hey'. ‘Ahoy’ originated in the seafaring world, where it was used as an interjection to catch the attention of crew members and as a general greeting. It
Ahoy
English word
as an adverb ("Wow, you did OK for your first time skiing!"). As an interjection, it can denote compliance ("OK, I will do that"), or agreement ("OK,
OK
2025 Internet meme and slang term
Dictionary.com named "67" as its 2025 Word of the Year, describing the interjection as "a burst of energy that spreads and connects people long before anyone
6-7
1972 single by New World
is gone, but I'm still here"). Later versions of the song insert an interjection during a pause in the chorus (from the audience during live performances
Living_Next_Door_to_Alice
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Look up ouch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ouch is an interjection that denotes pain. It may also refer to: Ouch, Lower Dir, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ouch
(as in "inconvenienced") and other multiword expressions such as the interjection "get out!", where the word "out" does not have an individual meaning
Most_common_words_in_English
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eh, -eh, or E.H. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Eh is a spoken interjection in English, Italian, and Spanish. EH or eh may also refer to: "Eh", a
EH
Words of affirmation (yes) and negation or contradiction (no)
relationship to the interjections oh and ah, which is that the interjections can precede yes and no but not follow them. Oh as an interjection expresses surprise
Yes_and_no
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Look up alas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alas! is an interjection used to express regret, sorrow, or grief. Alas may also refer to: Alas (American
Alas
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of supermarkets in India Morè (clan), a Maratha clan of India More (interjection), used in many Balkan languages Mòoré language or Moré, a language spoken
More
Khoe dialect cluster of Botswana
the beginning of the name "Gǁana" represents a click like the English interjection used when saying giddy-ap to a horse. For the clicks and other sounds
Gǁana_language
Grammatical construction in the English language
Coordinators Compounds Demonstratives Determiners list Expletives Intensifier Interjections Interrogatives Nouns Portmanteaus Possessives Prepositions list Pronouns
..._Not!
Several genera of rodents
negative. For instance, "Rats!" is used as a substitute for various vulgar interjections in the English language. These associations do not draw, per se, from
Rat
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. INT or int may refer to: abbreviation for interjection Telecom & Management SudParis, formerly Institut National des Télécommunications
INT
American record producer
Ludacris and "Do That..." by Birdman. He is also known for his vocal interjections and appearances as a hype man, backing vocalist, and featured performer
Jazze_Pha
Slang term or mild expletive
"bugger this for a lark" or "bugger this for a game of soldiers". As an interjection, "bugger" is sometimes used as a single-word expletive. "Buggeration"
Bugger
Japanese gesture of sarcasm and taunt
relatively low level of conflict. The term "akanbe" is also used as an interjection expressing displeasure or disapproval. In some contexts it may function
Akanbe
Feature of Yiddish expressing parody or skepticism
the discussed object. In general, the new combination is used as an interjection. Shm-reduplication is often used with a noun, as a response to a previously-made
Shm-reduplication
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(Anglo-Saxon goddess), a love goddess in Anglo-Saxon paganism Frig (interjection), an English word Frig (film), a French film Len Frig (born 1950), a
Frig
2013 poetry collection by Renée Sarojini Saklikar
Children of Air India: Un/authorized Exhibits and Interjections is a 2013 poetry collection by Renée Sarojini Saklikar, published by Nightwood Editions
Children_of_Air_India
Pronoun that is associated with a particular grammatical person
Other Classifier Measure word Complementizer Conjunction Copula Coverb Interjection Ideophone Onomatopoeia Preverb Procedure word Pro-form Pro-verb / Pro-sentence
Personal_pronoun
Modern writing system of 33 letters
э́кий 'what a', э́дак/э́так 'that way', э́дакий/э́такий 'sort of', and interjections like эй 'hey') or in compound words (e.g., поэ́тому 'therefore' = по
Russian_alphabet
Topics referred to by the same term
Christ", controversial 2024 song by Lil Nas X Jesus H. Christ, a common interjection Jesus the Christ (book), 1915 doctrinal study by James E. Talmage Jesus
Jesus_Christ_(disambiguation)
Slovak television channel
screens serial dramas and TV shows. The name JOJ is derived from a Slovak interjection, comparable to oh là là. It was launched on 2 March 2002 as a successor
TV_JOJ
travel, tourism, insurance
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