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What are the uses of Yikes?



 
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What are the uses of Yikes? #1 (permalink) Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:17 am   What are the uses of Yikes?		  
Hello everyone,

I'd love to know when the interjection Yikes is used?

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What are the uses of Yikes? #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 27, 2009 14:36 pm   What are the uses of Yikes?		  
You can look it up:
http://www.onelook.com/?w=Yikes&ls=a
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What are the uses of Yikes? #3 (permalink) Mon Jul 27, 2009 23:53 pm   What are the uses of Yikes?		  
It expresses surprise, fear, alarm in a rather jocular fashion.
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