ouch
An expression of one's own physical pain.
An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
An expression of disappointment.
(slang) Expressing surprise at the high price of something.
• (in all of the above senses): ow, owie, youch, yow, yowch
Variant forms.
ouch (plural ouches)
Alternative form of ouche
• Chou, ChĹ«ĹŤ, chou
Source: Wiktionary
Ouch, n. Etym: [OE. ouch, nouche (a nouch being taken for an ouch: cf. Adder), fr. OF. nusche, nosche, nousche, buckle, clasp, LL. nusca, fr. OHG. nusca, nuscha.]
Definition: A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person. A precious stone in a rich ouche. Sir T. Elyot. Your brooches, pearls, and ouches. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.