Re: [tlug] OT - what is yikes

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

Mark Sargent wrote:

> Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon wrote:
>  
>
> > 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, I think you'll find that the ones that aren't highlighted with the 
> related country, are either general, or US specific(I'M guessing US). 
>  

Oh yeah... right!  Wow.. the issue is the opposite of what I thought it 
was then!  That's embarrassing!  I should have had a closer look.  In 
rushing it out, I mistakenly thought there was something in brackets by 
every definition.....  Thanks for pointing t hat out.

Lyle