Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| Interjection | Noun? | Verb? | Signifies |
| aah | aahs, aahed, aahing | wonder, enlightenment | |
| aargh | dismay | ||
| aarrgh | dismay | ||
| aarrghh | dismay | ||
| ach | dismay | ||
| achoo | achoos | a sneeze | |
| addio | addios | goodbye | |
| adieu | adieus, adieux | farewell | |
| adios | adioses | goodbye | |
| ah | ahs, ahing, ahed | surprise, joy | |
| aha | sudden comprehension | ||
| ahchoo | a sneeze | ||
| ahem | delicate interruption | ||
| ahoy | hailing another vessel | ||
| aikona | (Bantu) it is not; no | ||
| aiyee | great alarm | ||
| alack alackaday | grief | ||
| alannah | alannahs | my child!; also a term of address | |
| alas | grief | ||
| albricias | a Spanish expression of joy | ||
| alew | alews | urging on hounds, same as HALLOO | |
| alleluia | alleluias | praise to God | |
| alleluiah | alleluiahs | praise to God | |
| allons | (French) let's go | ||
| aloha | alohas | (Hawaiian) greeting or farewell | |
| amazeballs | an expression of enthusiastic approval | ||
| amen | amens | amens, amened, amening | so be it |
| anan | in a moment! coming! | ||
| anon | in a moment! coming! | ||
| apage | away, depart, as in 'apage Satanas' | ||
| argh | dismay | ||
| arrah | (Irish) wonder etc | ||
| arriba | (Spanish) pleasure or approval | ||
| arrivederci | (Italian) till we meet again | ||
| atishoo | atishoos | a sneeze | |
| attaboy | attaboys | expressing encouragement | |
| attagirl | expressing encouragment to a female | ||
| augh | despair or frustration | ||
| avanti | forward | ||
| avast | hold fast! | ||
| aw | disappointment, sympathy etc | ||
| aweel | well, well then | ||
| ay | ays | yes | |
| aye | ayes | yes | |
| baccare | back! Stand back! | ||
| backare | back! Stand back! | ||
| bah | contempt | ||
| banzai | banzais | (Japanese) warlike shout | |
| barley | barleys | (Scots) a call for truce | |
| basta | enough; stop! | ||
| bedad | (Irish) by God | ||
| begad | (Irish) by God | ||
| begar | begars | (Shakesp.) by God | |
| begorah | (Irish) by God | ||
| begorra | (Irish) by God | ||
| begorrah | (Irish) by God | ||
| bejabers bejabbers bejeebers | bejaberses | (Irish) by Jesus | |
| bejasus | bejasuses | (Irish) by Jesus | |
| bejeezus | bejeezuses | (Irish) by Jesus | |
| bejesus | bejesuses | (Irish) by Jesus | |
| benedicite | benedicites | bless you; (noun) a grace at table, a blessing | |
| beneplacito | good pleasure; by your leave | ||
| bethankit | bethankits | God be thanked; (noun) a grace | |
| bingo | bingos | bingoes bingoing bingoed | surprise at a sudden occurrence |
| bismillah | in the name of Allah | ||
| bitte | (German) pardon? | ||
| blast | blasts | blasts, blasted, blasting | annoyance |
| blech | expressing disgust | ||
| bliksem | (S. Afr.) expressing surprise | ||
| blimey | surprise | ||
| blimy | surprise | ||
| boh | bohs | to startle someone | |
| boing | boings | boings, boinged, boinging | the sound of a bouncing impact |
| boink | boinks | boinks, boinked, boinking | the sound of a bouncing impact |
| bonjour | good day | ||
| bonsoir | good evening | ||
| boo | boos | boos, booed, booing | making jump; disapproval |
| bosh | nonsense | ||
| botheration | botherations | expressing irritation; (noun) a minor nuisance | |
| brap | imitating the sound of a gunshot | ||
| brava | bravas | well done (to a woman) | |
| bravi | well done (to a number of people) | ||
| bravissimo | (Ital.) very well done! | ||
| bravo | bravos | bravoes, bravoed, bravoing | well done (to a man) |
| brr | shivering | ||
| brrr | shivering | ||
| bugger | buggers | buggers, buggered, buggering | annoyance; noun and verb forms from other meanings |
| bumpsadaisy | An exclamation on bumping into someone or something, or to a child on falling | ||
| byrlady | a mild oath: by our Lady | ||
| byrlakin | a mild oath: by our Lady | ||
| caese | enough said | ||
| capeesh capisce capish | asking if one understands | ||
| caramba | (Spanish) annoyance, surprise etc | ||
| ceas | enough said | ||
| changa | (Hinglish) expressing approval or agreement | ||
| cheerio | cheerios | farewell | |
| cheero | cheeros | farewell | |
| chimo | (Inuit) greeting | ||
| choof | choofs | choofs, choofed, choofing | (Aust. sl.) vamoose, go away |
| chur | (NZ) an informal expression of agreement | ||
| chut | chuts, chuted, chuting | (French) expressing impatience | |
| ciao | (Italian) goodbye | ||
| congrats | congratulations | ||
| cooee | cooees | cooees, cooeed, cooeeing | calling at a distance |
| cooey | cooeys | cooeys, cooeyed, cooeying | calling at a distance |
| coraggio | courage! | ||
| cowabunga | expressing delight or satisfaction | ||
| cracky | a mild oath | ||
| crickey | a mild oath | ||
| cricky | a mild oath | ||
| crikey | a mild oath | ||
| crimine | surprise or impatience | ||
| crimini criminy | criminis | surprise or impatience | |
| cripe | a mild oath | ||
| cripes | a mild oath | ||
| crivens | (Scots) dismay | ||
| crivvens | (Scots) dismay | ||
| cushty | pleasure or agreement | ||
| damme | = damn me | ||
| dammit | = damn it | ||
| damn | damns | damns, damned, damning | exasperation |
| dang | dangs | dangs, danged, danging | = damn, exasperation |
| darnation | darnations | exasperation | |
| deek | look at, see [Romany dik, to look, see] | ||
| deffo | definitely | ||
| defo | definitely | ||
| deuce | deuces | deuces, deucing, deuced | annoyance; (verb) to bring a game of tennis to a tie |
| diddums | expressing sympathy to a child | ||
| duh | an ironic response to a question | ||
| dumela | (S. Afr.) hello, good morning | ||
| ecce | behold, here is | ||
| ecco | behold, here is | ||
| ecod | a mild oath | ||
| eek | fright | ||
| eew eeew ew | expressing disgust | ||
| egad | a mild oath | ||
| egads | a mild oath | ||
| eh | ehs, ehing, ehed | inquiry | |
| eina | (Afrikaans) expressing sudden pain | ||
| eish | (S. Afr.) surprise, dismay | ||
| entrez | (French) come in | ||
| er | ers (a plant) | hesitation | |
| erm | hesitation or doubt | ||
| euge | (Greek) well done | ||
| euoi | Bacchic frenzy | ||
| eureka | eurekas | discovery | |
| evhoe | Bacchic frenzy | ||
| evoe | Bacchic frenzy | ||
| evohe | Bacchic frenzy | ||
| ewhow | alas! | ||
| excelsior | excelsiors | higher! further!; (noun) wood shavings used for packing | |
| faith | faiths | faiths, faithed, faithing | by my faith, indeed; (verb) to believe |
| faix | faith! | ||
| fandabidozi | expressing enthusiasm or admiration | ||
| faugh | contempt, disgust | ||
| fegs | a mild oath | ||
| fiddlestick fiddledee | nonsense! | ||
| fiddlesticks | nonsense! | ||
| fie | reproach; (adj.) fey: FIER, FIEST | ||
| floreat floreant | may it flourish, may they flourish | ||
| foh | disgust | ||
| forsooth | in truth; indeed | ||
| fuck | fucks | fucks, fucked, fucking | displeasure; (verb) to copulate with |
| fudge | fudges | fudges, fudged, fudging | mild expletive; noun and verb forms from other meanings |
| fy | reproach | ||
| gad | gads | gads, gadded, gadding | euphemism for God; noun and verb forms from other meanings |
| gadso | surprise | ||
| gadzooks | a mild oath | ||
| gardyloo | gardyloos | a warning cry given when throwing slops from the window into the street; (noun) the slops so thrown | |
| gawd | gawds | god | |
| gee | gees, geed, geeing | surprise; (verb) to urge on | |
| geez | consternation | ||
| geddit | do you get it? | ||
| gemini | surprise | ||
| gemony | surprise | ||
| geronimo | a shout given by US paratroopers as they jump into battle | ||
| gertcha | get away, get along | ||
| gesundheit | (German) your health (said to someone who has just sneezed). | ||
| giddap | gee up | ||
| gidday | good day | ||
| giddup | gee up | ||
| giddyap | gee up | ||
| giddyup | gee up | ||
| gimme | gimmes | give me!; (noun) a conceded golf putt | |
| goddammit goddamnit | expressing anger etc | ||
| godden | goddens | a dialect variant of good evening | |
| godso | surprise | ||
| godspeed | godspeeds | goodwill at parting | |
| goldarn | goldarns | anger | |
| goldurn | goldurns | anger | |
| golly | gollies | gollies, gollying, gollied | surprise or admiration; (verb) to spit |
| goodby | goodbys | ||
| goodbye | goodbyes | ||
| goodness | goodnesses | surprise | |
| goodnight | goodnights | ||
| goody | goodies | childish pleasure | |
| gor | gors | God | |
| gorblimey | surprise | ||
| gorblimy | surprise | ||
| gosh | euphemism for God | ||
| gracious | surprise | ||
| gramercy | gramercies | gratitude or surprise | |
| grr | expressing anger | ||
| gup | gups | remonstrance; (noun) gossip | |
| ha | surprise | ||
| hadaway | urging someone on | ||
| haeremai | haeremais | (Maori) welcome | |
| hah | hahs | surprise etc | |
| haith | by my faith! | ||
| hallaloo | hallaloos | hail | |
| halleluiah | halleluiahs | a song of praise to God | |
| hallelujah | hallelujahs | a song of praise to God | |
| hallo | hallos | halloes, halloed, halloing | greeting |
| halloa | halloas | halloas, halloaed, halloaing | greeting |
| halloo | halloos | halloos, hallooed, hallooing | greeting |
| hamba | (S. Afr.) go away! | ||
| haw | haws | haws, hawed, hawing | hesitation |
| hech | surprise | ||
| heck | hecks | consternation; (noun) a grating | |
| heehaw | heehaws, heehawing, heehawed | expressing the sound of a donkey | |
| heigh | a cry of enquiry, encouragement | ||
| hello | hellos | helloes, helloed, helloing | greeting |
| heureka | heurekas | discovery | |
| hewgh | the whistling of an arrow | ||
| hey | heys | heys, heyed, heying | calling attention |
| hi | calling attention | ||
| hic | a hiccup | ||
| hillo | hillos | hilloes, hilloed, hilloing | greeting |
| hilloa | hilloas | hilloas, hilloaed, hilloaing | greeting |
| hip | hips | hips, hipped, hipping | approbation; noun and verb forms form other meanings |
| hist | hists, histed, histing | attracting attention | |
| hiya | greeting | ||
| hm | hesitation | ||
| hmm | hesitation | ||
| hmmm | hesitation | ||
| ho | hos | calling attention, expressing surprise | |
| hoa | hoas, hoaed, hoaing | expressing surprise | |
| hoh | hohs, hohed, hohing | calling attention, expressing surprise | |
| hoi | hois, hoied, hoiing | attracting attention | |
| holla | hollas | hollas, hollaed, hollaing | greeting |
| holloa | holloas | holloas, holloaed, holloaing | greeting |
| hollo | hollos | holloes, holloed, holloing | greeting |
| holloo | holloos | holloos, hollooed, hollooing | greeting |
| hongi | hongis | hongis, hongiing, hongied | (Maori) greeting, touching nose to nose |
| hoo | boisterous emotion | ||
| hooey | nonsense, rubbish | ||
| hoorah | hoorahs | hoorahs, hoorahed, hoorahing | cheering |
| hooray | hoorays | hoorays, hoorayed, hooraying | cheering |
| hooroo | goodbye, cheerio | ||
| hoosh | hooshes, hooshed, hooshing | used to drive away animals | |
| horsefeathers | nonsense! | ||
| hosanna | hosannas | hosannas, hosannaed, hosannaing | praise or adoration |
| hosannah | hosannahs | praise or adoration | |
| howdie | howdies, howdied, howdying | greeting | |
| howzit | a greeting | ||
| hoy | hoys | hoys, hoyed, hoying | calling attention |
| huddup | get up (to a horse) | ||
| huh | contempt | ||
| huic | an interjection to encourage hounds | ||
| hullo | hullos | hulloes, hulloed, hulloing | greeting |
| hulloa | hulloas | hulloas, hulloaed, hulloaing | greeting |
| hulloo | hulloos | hulloos, hullooing, hullooed | to hail |
| humf | humfs, humfed, humfing | contempt, doubt, etc | |
| humph | humphs, humphed, humphing | contempt, doubt, etc | |
| hunh | requesting repeating of an utterance | ||
| hup | hups, hupped, hupping | go on, go faster | |
| hurra | hurras, hurraed, hurraing | cheering | |
| hurrah | hurrahs, hurrahed, hurrahing | cheering | |
| hurray | hurrays, hurrayed, hurraying | cheering | |
| hushaby | go to sleep | ||
| huzza | huzzas, huzzaed, huzzaing | cheering | |
| huzzah | huzzahs, huzzahed, huzzahing | cheering | |
| ichabod | 'the glory is departed' | ||
| ick | icks | disgust | |
| igad | a mild oath | ||
| imshi | (army slang) go away | ||
| imshy | (army slang) go away | ||
| indeedy | expressing agreement | ||
| innit | isn't it, used as tag | ||
| inshallah | if Allah wills | ||
| io | ios | joy, triumph, grief | |
| isit | (S. Afr.) indicating attention | ||
| ixnay | expressing not! | ||
| ja | yes | ||
| jai | (Hindi) victory (to) | ||
| jambo | an E. African salutation | ||
| jeepers | surprise. | ||
| jeesly | consternation | ||
| jeez | consternation | ||
| jeeze | consternation | ||
| jeezely | consternation | ||
| jeezly | consternation | ||
| jiminy | surprise | ||
| jimminy | surprise | ||
| jinne | (Afrikaans) expressing surprise, shock | ||
| jirre | (Afrikaans) expressing surprise, shock | ||
| jokol | yes carl | ||
| jordeloo | jordeloos | a warning cry given when throwing slops from the window into the street; (noun) the slops so thrown | |
| kablooey | expressing an abrupt happening | ||
| kablooie | expressing an abrupt happening | ||
| kasme | (Hinglish) I swear | ||
| kerchoo | a sneeze | ||
| alackaday lackaday | regret or deprecation | ||
| lawk | surprise | ||
| lawks | surprise | ||
| leggo | let go! | ||
| lemme | let me! | ||
| lo | see, look | ||
| lookie | look at this! | ||
| lookit | look at this! | ||
| looky | look at this! | ||
| lor | a mild oath = lord | ||
| lordy | a mild oath | ||
| losh | a mild oath | ||
| lud | luds | a mild oath = lord | |
| lumme lummy | surprise | ||
| marry | marries, married, marrying, marrieds | expostulation; verb/noun forms from other meaning | |
| mazeltov | (Yiddish) congratulations | ||
| merde | merdes | (French) shit | |
| migawd | expressing surprise | ||
| mm | agreement | ||
| mmm | agreement | ||
| moryah | (Irish) expressing annoyance, disbelief | ||
| murdabad | (Urdu) death to | ||
| musha | (Irish) surprise | ||
| mwah | the sound of a kiss | ||
| nae | naes | (Scots) no. | |
| nah | no | ||
| namaskar | namaskars | (India) greeting, accompanied by a slight bow with the palms pressed together before the chest or face. | |
| namaste | namastes | (India) greeting, accompanied by a slight bow with the palms pressed together before the chest or face. | |
| naw | no | ||
| nerts | disgust | ||
| nertz | disgust | ||
| no | nos, noes | negation | |
| nooit | (Afrikaans) expressing pleased surprise or shock | ||
| nope | no | ||
| nyah | expressing contempt for another | ||
| och | dismay | ||
| ochone | (Irish) lamentation | ||
| odso | surprise | ||
| odzooks | a mild oath | ||
| oh | ohs, ohed, ohing | surprise etc | |
| oho | knowingness | ||
| ohone | (Irish) lamentation | ||
| oi | drawing attention | ||
| ok | approval | ||
| okeh | okehs | approval | |
| okeydoke | approval | ||
| okeydokey | approval | ||
| ole | oles | (Spanish) approval | |
| omigod | expressing consternation | ||
| ooh | oohs, oohed, oohing | consternation etc | |
| oons | God's wounds | ||
| oops | dismay | ||
| ou | concession | ||
| ouch | ouches | ouches, ouched, ouching | expressing pain; (noun) a socket in which a precious stone is set; (verb) to set a precious stone in a socket |
| outasight | excellent! | ||
| ow | expressing pain | ||
| oyes | oyeses, oyesses | the call of a public crier for attention before making a proclamation | |
| oyez | oyezes | the call of a public crier for attention before making a proclamation | |
| pah | pahs | contempt; (noun) a New Zealand hill fort | |
| pardee | assuredly, by God | ||
| pardi | assuredly, by God | ||
| pardie | assuredly, by God | ||
| pardy | assuredly, by God | ||
| peccavi | peccavis | admitting sin or guilt | |
| perdie | assuredly, by God | ||
| perdy | assuredly, by God | ||
| perfay | by my faith! | ||
| pfft | sudden ending | ||
| pfui | scorn, contempt | ||
| phew | relief, astonishment etc | ||
| pho | phos | disgust | |
| phoh | disgust | ||
| phooey | scorn, contempt | ||
| phpht | mild irritation or annoyance | ||
| pht | mild irritation or annoyance | ||
| phwoah | sexual attraction | ||
| phwoar | sexual attraction | ||
| pish | pishes, pished, pishing | contempt | |
| pitikins | as in ods pitikins | ||
| plaudite | an appeal for applause at the conclusion of a play or other performance | ||
| poh | pohs, pohing, pohed | contempt | |
| poof | contempt, dismissal | ||
| pooh | poohs, poohed, poohing | contempt | |
| powwaw | pooh | ||
| prithee | expressing a wish or request | ||
| proface | good wishes at meals | ||
| prosit | a toast to good health | ||
| prost | a toast to good health | ||
| prythee | expressing a wish or request | ||
| pshaw | pshaws, pshawed, pshawing | contempt, disdain, dislike, etc | |
| psst | attracting attention | ||
| pst | attracting attention | ||
| ptooey ptui | expressing the sound of someone spitting | ||
| pugh | contempt | ||
| puh | disgust | ||
| quaere | quaeres | inquire (suggesting doubt, or desirability of investigation); (noun) a query | |
| quep | remonstrance | ||
| quotha | surprise or contempt | ||
| rabboni | rabbonis | (Hebrew) my great master | |
| rah | rahs, rahed, rahing | approbation | |
| righto | cheerful consent | ||
| rivo | a drinking-cry | ||
| salaam | salaams | salaams, salaamed, salaaming | salutation; (verb) to perform a low bow with palm on forehead |
| salut | expressing friendship before a drink | ||
| salve | salves | salves, salved, salving | a greeting; (noun, verb) ointment |
| salvete | salvetes | a greeting, = SALVE but to more than one person | |
| sapperment | a German oath | ||
| sayonara | sayonaras | (Japanese) goodbye | |
| sese | enough said | ||
| sesey | enough said | ||
| sessa | enough said | ||
| sh | requesting silence | ||
| sha | requesting silence | ||
| shabash | (Hinglish) bravo, well done | ||
| shaddup | shut up! | ||
| shalom | shaloms | (Jewish) peace, used as a salutation at meeting or parting: peace | |
| shh | requesting silence | ||
| shhh | requesting silence | ||
| shazam | a magical invocation | ||
| sheesh | expressing consternation or surprise | ||
| sholom | sholoms | (Jewish) peace, used as a salutation at meeting or parting: peace | |
| shoo | shoos, shooed, shooing | driving away | |
| shucks | deprecation | ||
| sies | (S. Afr.) expressing disgust | ||
| sirree | sirrees | used for emphasis with yes or no | |
| sithee | look here | ||
| sjoe | (S. Afr.) expressing surprise, admiration | ||
| skoal | skoals, skoaled, skoaling | a drinking toast; (verb) to propose such a toast | |
| skol | skols, skoling, skoled | a drinking toast | |
| slainte | good health! | ||
| soho | a huntsman's halloo | ||
| sonties | a mild oath | ||
| sooey | used to call pigs | ||
| st | requesting silence | ||
| strewth | a mild oath | ||
| ta | tas | expressing thanks. | |
| taihoa | (Maori) hold on! | ||
| tallyho | tallyhos | tallyhos or tallyhoes, tallyhoed, tallyhoing | (noun) a hunting cry given on the sighting of the quarry; (verb) to give this cry. |
| tantivy | tantivies | imitative of a hunting horn; (noun) a headlong gallop | |
| tarantara | tarantaras | tarantaras, tarantaraed, tarantaraing | imitative of a hunting cry; (noun) a hunting cry; (verb) to make this |
| taratantara | taratantaras | taratantaras taratantaraed taratantaraing | imitative of a hunting cry; (noun) a hunting cry; (verb) to make this |
| thankee | thank you | ||
| thanx | thank you | ||
| toho | tohos | a hunter's call to pointers or setters to stop | |
| toots | tootses, tootsed, tootsing | (Scots) disapproval | |
| troggs | by my troth | ||
| tsk | tsks, tsked, tsking | disapproval | |
| tsktsk | tsktsks, tsktsked, tsktsking | disapproval | |
| tunket | tunkets | hell! | |
| tush | tushes, tushed, tushing | disapproval | |
| tut | tuts, tutted, tutting | rebuke, mild disapprobation | |
| tuts | tuts, tutsed, tutsing | (Scots) rebuke, mild disapprobation | |
| uds | a mild oath: God's or God save | ||
| ugh | ughs | repugnance | |
| uh | surprise | ||
| um | ums, umming, ummed | doubt or hesitation | |
| umm | doubt or hesitation | ||
| umph | umphs | doubt or dissatisfaction | |
| unberufen | (German) an exclamation to avert ill luck following boasting | ||
| upadaisy upsadaisy | said to a child who has fallen over | ||
| upsey | upseys | a bacchanalian cry; (noun) a carousal | |
| ur | hesitation | ||
| vale | vales | (Latin) farewell, to one person | |
| valete | valetes | (Latin) farewell, to more than one person | |
| varoom | varooms, varoomed, varooming | the sound of an engine revving or of a car travelling at high speed | |
| viva | vivas | vivas, vivaed, vivaing | long live |
| vivat | vivats | long live | |
| voila | (French) there it is | ||
| voertsak voertsek voetsak voetsek | (S. Afr.) an offensive expression of rejection | ||
| vroom | vrooms, vroomed, vrooming | the sound of an engine revving or of a car travelling at high speed | |
| waah | imitative of wailing | ||
| waly | walies | alas! Pl. is from noun WALY, finery. | |
| waesuck | pity, alas! | ||
| waesucks | pity, alas! | ||
| wassup | what's up | ||
| watcha | greeting | ||
| wayleggo | (NZ) a shepherd's call to his dog | ||
| welladay | alas | ||
| welladays | alas | ||
| wellanear | alas | ||
| wellaway | alas | ||
| wellaways | alas | ||
| whammo | whammos | violent impact | |
| whamo | violent impact | ||
| whang | whangs | whangs, whanged, whanging | imitative of a resounding impact |
| whatcha | greeting | ||
| whatevs | expressing indifference | ||
| whee | delight | ||
| wheesh | wheeshes, wheeshed, wheeshing | calling for silence | |
| wheesht | wheeshts, wheeshted, wheeshting | calling for silence | |
| wheugh | wheughs, wheughed, wheughing whews, whewed, whewing | wonder, relief | |
| whew | whews, whewed, whewing | wonder, relief | |
| whirra | expressing sorrow | ||
| whish | whishes, whished, whishing | imitative of a rushing sound or movement; (verb) to rush, whiz | |
| whisht wisht | whishts, whishted, whishting | calling for silence | |
| whoa | stop | ||
| whoopee whoopie | an exclamation of delight | ||
| whoops | concern | ||
| whoosh | whooshes, whooshed, whooshing | imitative of something large rushing through the air; (verb) to make this sound | |
| whow | whows, whowed, whowing | being impressed | |
| wilco | cooperation | ||
| wirra | sorrow | ||
| wisha | surprise [Irish mhuis] | ||
| woah | a call to stop | ||
| woohoo | joy, approval | ||
| wotcha | greeting | ||
| wotcher | greeting | ||
| wow | wows, wowed, wowing | being impressed; (verb) to impress e.g. an audience | |
| wowee | being impressed | ||
| yah | yahs | derision | |
| yay | yays | enthusiastic affirmation | |
| yeah | affirmation | ||
| yebo | (S. Afr.) yes, I agree | ||
| yecch | yecchs | disgust | |
| yech | yechs | disgust | |
| yeesh | expressing frustration | ||
| yeh | affirmation | ||
| yeow | expressing pain or shock | ||
| yep | yeps | affirmation | |
| yes | yeses | yesses, yessed, yessing | affirmation |
| yessir | expressing agreement | ||
| yessiree | expressing agreement | ||
| yessum | expressing agreement to a woman | ||
| yez | yes | ||
| yike | alarm | ||
| yikes | alarm | ||
| yipe | fear or surprise | ||
| yipes | fear or surprise | ||
| yippee | delight | ||
| yo | calling for effort or attention | ||
| yoick | yoicks, yoicked, yoicking | a hunting cry to urge the hounds after the fox | |
| yoicks | yoickses, yoicksed, yoicksing | a hunting cry to urge the hounds after the fox | |
| yoop | yoops | representing a sobbing sound | |
| yowza | expressing surprise | ||
| yucch | disgust | ||
| yuch | disgust | ||
| yuk | yuks, yukked, yukking | disgust; (verb) to laugh loudly | |
| yum | expressing relish | ||
| yummy | yummies | expressing relish; (adj.) delicious: YUMMIER, YUMMIEST | |
| yup | yups | affirmation | |
| zindabad | (Hindi) long live | ||
| zooks | a mild oath (God's hooks) | ||
| zounds | a mild oath (God's wounds) | ||
| zowee | expressing surprise | ||
| zowie | expressing surprise | ||
| zzz | expressing sleep |