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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
Look up oi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oi /ɔɪ/ is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English
Oi_(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)
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
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
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)
Soft redirect to Wiktionary
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)
Punctuation mark (!)
point in American English) is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection, an exclamation, a noise to indicate strong feelings (e.g. surprise,
Exclamation_mark
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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)
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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)
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
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
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
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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
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
Definite article in English
Coordinators Compounds Demonstratives Determiners list Expletives Intensifier Interjections Interrogatives Nouns Portmanteaus Possessives Prepositions list Pronouns
The
Topics referred to by the same term
Rail code), England, National Rail Hum (sound), a wordless vocalization Interjection, Filler (linguistics) Homenmen (disambiguation) This disambiguation page
HMM
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
2022 single by Trinidad Cardona, Davido and AISHA
on April 1, 2022. The title contains the Arabic word hayyā (هيا), an interjection meaning "let's go!" The music video for the song was released on April
Hayya_Hayya_(Better_Together)
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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)
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oops or OOPS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oops or Oopsie is an interjection made in response to a minor mistake. It may also refer to: "Oops" (Frasier
Oops
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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
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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
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)
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
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
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
2026 studio album by Drake
cross-cultural agitator". Tom Breihan of Stereogum likened the use of interjections across the album to drag-ball culture, writing it "suggests a level
Maid_of_Honour_(album)
Topics referred to by the same term
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
East Asian internet subcultures focusing on parody
bullshit (both kuso and shit refer to feces), and is often said as an interjection. It is also used to describe outrageous matters and objects of poor quality
Kuso
2000 novel by Mark Z. Danielewski
well as numerous footnotes including citations for nonexistent works, interjections from the narrator, and notes from the editors to whom he supposedly
House_of_Leaves
Slang term
facetious slang term equivalent to the excited or celebratory use of the interjection yes. Yas was added to Oxford Dictionaries in 2017 and defined as a form
Yas_(slang)
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
Interjections in Romance languages
Viva, vive, and vivat are interjections used in the Romance languages. Viva in Spanish (plural Vivan), Portuguese (plural Vivam), and Italian (Also evviva
Vive,_viva,_and_vivat
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
American actress (born 1982)
Meanwhile, the word "aya" is widely used as the Israeli version of the interjection "ouch." Cash is a celebrity ambassador for INARA, an NGO that helps war-wounded
Aya_Cash
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
Dialect of English spoken in Ireland
IPA (English) IPA (Irish) Part of speech Meaning Abú /əˈbuː/ /əˈbˠuː/ Interjection Hooray! Used in sporting occasions, especially for Gaelic games – Áth
Hiberno-English
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Swear words in Norwegian
an interjection, and rarely refers to sex. Faen is a contraction of the Norwegian word fanden, which means the devil. It is used as an interjection, and
Norwegian_profanity
Cheer to express congratulation
elsewhere, usually given three times. By a sole speaker, it is a form of interjection. In a group, it takes the form of call and response: the cheer is initiated
Hip_hip_hooray
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
English idiomatic phrase
but any link there is ruled out by an earlier 1937 quotation of the interjection. The phrase is often said by cockney Del Boy, played by David Jason,
Gordon_Bennett_(phrase)
Topics referred to by the same term
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
British political satire sitcom revival
Dorothy addressed him as "Prime Minister". In response to a sarcastic interjection about "starving permanent secretaries", Sir Humphrey patronises her as
Yes, Prime Minister (2013 TV series)
Yes,_Prime_Minister_(2013_TV_series)
Topics referred to by the same term
term for the act of sexual intercourse, also used as an intensifier or interjection, and generally considered vulgar. Fuck or fucks may also refer to: Johann
Fuck_(disambiguation)
Latin letter O with acute accent
anglicized, the Ó commonly was either dropped or written as O'. the interjection ó "oh" In Italian, ó is an optional symbol (especially used in dictionaries)
Ó
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
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
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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
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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
Transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries
"Hon. S. Hagen". Interjections giving rise to a call for order by the Speaker are reported only as "Interjection". Other interjections are reported as
Hansard
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Prego is a U.S. brand of Italian pasta sauce. Prego, an Italian interjection meaning "You're welcome", may also refer to: Prego (film), a 2015 American
Prego_(disambiguation)
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
"oh no", "oh yes", "oh my", "aw goodness", "ah gosh", "ah gawd"; see interjection Oh, God! film series Oh, God! (1977 film) aka "Oh, God! 1" Oh, God! Book
Oh,_God!
Words supplying mainly grammatical information, rather than content information
particles, all of which belong to the group of closed-class words. Interjections are sometimes considered function words but they belong to the group
Function_word
Topics referred to by the same term
accounting timeframe analogous to a month Periodt, slang of period used as an interjection . (disambiguation) Duration (disambiguation) Full stop (disambiguation)
Period
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
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
Type of determiner that indicates quantity
Other Classifier Measure word Complementizer Conjunction Copula Coverb Interjection Ideophone Onomatopoeia Preverb Procedure word Pro-form Pro-verb / Pro-sentence
Quantifier_(linguistics)
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
Slang term for nonsense
unfair or false. As with many expletives, the term can be used as an interjection, or as many other parts of speech, and can carry a wide variety of meanings
Bullshit
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
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Socially offensive form of language
used as interjections. Penile interjections are often used in Italian (cazzo), Russian (хуй, khuy), and Spanish (carajo). Vulvar interjections are often
Profanity
1975 single by ABBA
from Italian and literally translates as "my mother", but is used as an interjection (Mamma mia!) in situations of surprise, anguish, or excitement. The song
Mamma_Mia_(ABBA_song)
Profanity in Swedish
offensive herrejävlar. Jisses, jösses Taboo deformations for Jesus. As an interjection, an expression of amazement or surprise: Jisses! ("Yikes!"), Jösses,
Swedish_profanity
Letter of the Cyrillic script
several different pronunciations, could serve in the pronoun етотъ and the interjection ей" and that it was inappropriate to introduce letters solely for use
E_(Cyrillic)
Colloquialism popular in 1950s, 60s and 70s
Groovy (or, less commonly, groovie or groovey) is a slang colloquialism popular during the late 1950s to early 1970s. It is roughly synonymous with words
Groovy
Introductory speech of a newly elected member of a legislature
Netherlands, that maiden speeches should not be subjected to interruption or interjection, and should not be attacked or dismissed by subsequent speakers. Another
Maiden_speech
a classical synonym of "not" (非 fēi). zī (咨) is a classical, archaic interjection, and is not used in this sense in the modern vernacular language. In
National Anthem of the Republic of China
National_Anthem_of_the_Republic_of_China
Wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature
compares phonetically and syntactically both harace and harache to the interjection hare and haro by alleging a pejorative and augmentative form. The latter
Harassment
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
INTERJECTION
INTERJECTION
INTERJECTION
INTERJECTION
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of English Anthony, possibly ANAKONI means "invaluable."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
A Lamp in the Sky
Female
Greek
(ΤασοÏλα) Short form of Greek Anastasoula, TASOULA means "resurrection."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rises of world
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Twin
Boy/Male
Biblical
Father of judgment.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Invaluable
Boy/Male
Indian
The Sun
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
One Desire
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INTERJECTION
n.
A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion or feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation.
n.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
n.
The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.
v. t.
To convert into, or to use as, an interjection.
a.
Thrown in between other words or phrases; parenthetical; ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark.
n.
An exclamation of joy or triumph; -- often interjectional.
a.
Interjectional.
adv.
In an interjectional manner.
n.
A breaking out with some interjectional particle.
n.
A subordinate word that is never inflected (a preposition, conjunction, interjection); or a word that can not be used except in compositions; as, ward in backward, ly in lovely.
a.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an interjection; consisting of natural and spontaneous exclamations.