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yoiks
interjection
an utterance of surprise: "Yoiks!"
1867Birds of PreyDon't let him slip through your fingers for a day; hunt him from lodging to lodging, from tavern to tavern, into jail and out of jail—tantivy, yoicks, hark-forward!1908The Gentle GrafterWe'll go out and get what's coming to us from a farmer; and then yoicks! and away.1914Children of the GhettoOh yes! Yoicks! Tallyho!' cried Benjamin, with sudden excitement.1922Right Ho, JeevesIt only needed Aunt Dahlia after them, shouting 'Yoicks!' or whatever is customary on these occasions, to complete the resemblance to a brisk run with the Quorn.1960Rogue MoonYoicks!' he yapped twistedly…Labels: Algis Budrys, Israel Zangwill, M. E. Braddon, O. Henry, P. G. Wodehouse
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