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English
Etymology
From ow + -ie.
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Interjection
owie
- Synonym of ow
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Noun
owie (plural owies)
- (colloquial, Canada, US, childish) A painful but minor injury.
1997, K. D. Kuch, The Babysitter's Handbook, Random House, page 58:If it's an "owie" that has the child upset, check him from head to toe for injuries.
- 2008, May 16, Bil Keane, The Family Circus (daily comic) in the Kokomo Tribune
- Daddy! Our car has an owie!
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