Re: [tlug] OT - what is yikes

["Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com>]

David E wrote:

> Where I come from, one might use them like this:
>
> Situation: Monica Bellucci is walking toward you in a bikini and
> smiling at you.  
> Reaction: Yowsa!
>
> Situation: Arnold Schwartzeneger is walking toward you in a bikini and
> smiling at you.
> Reaction: Yikes!
>
> Depending on your personal preferences, these could be reversed, but
> you get the general drift, no? 
>  
Excellent!  I agree and quite enjoyed reading that!  By the way,
regarding a search on Google, if you use English language Google and
type in:
yikes : definition

- then it gives a slew of definitions, such as:

Interjection: yikes

1. Used to express surprise
  - crikey [Brit], cor [Brit], crumbs [Brit], gosh, golly, by George, 
by Jove, blimey [Brit], gorblimey [Brit], cor blimey [Brit], my, holy 
cow, holy smoke, fancy [Brit], goodness, goodness me, Gordon Bennett, 
gracious, gracious me, fancy that, god, my word, oh, O, ah, oh boy, 
jeez, geez, strewth [Brit], struth [Brit], I'll be blowed [Brit], blow 
me [Brit], Holy-dooly [Austral], heck, blooming heck [Brit], jeepers, 
jeepers creepers

Hmm... only "Brit" and "Austral" in there.  I wonder why, I know for a 
fact that it's also in the US.......

Lyle