Definition of yikes in English:

yikes

exclamation jʌɪksjaɪks

informal

Expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect.
I had a dip in the 40 degree pool (yikes!)
Example sentencesExamples
- It is expected to hit us at 3pm on Friday… yikes!
- I've spent ages typing this short blog and talking on msn, yikes!
- After that we went to Arrow Bar (that makes 3 times in 5 days… yikes!).
- Yikes, your father sounds pretty scary himself.
- Our boys finally get to interact for the first time… yikes!
- The team tried a demonstration just before the show - yikes!
- What I hoped would take 40 minutes to fix took more like 5 hours - yikes!
- But the Government did not get even that bit right, because it forgot about England - yikes!
- My favourite words include yikes, splat, glub, eek and aargh!
- yikes man!
- Bye bye golf, hello Pilates… yikes!
- Now might be a good moment to start panicking about Blackpool * yikes *.
- She'd been in hospital for 8 hours on Monday night coz her side pains had gotten so bad that she could barely move. yikes!

Origin

1970s: of unknown origin; compare with yoicks.

Definition of yikes in US English:

yikes

exclamationjaɪksyīks

informal

Expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect.
I had a dip in the 40-degree pool (yikes!)
Example sentencesExamples
- The team tried a demonstration just before the show - yikes!
- She'd been in hospital for 8 hours on Monday night coz her side pains had gotten so bad that she could barely move. yikes!
- Bye bye golf, hello Pilates… yikes!
- Now might be a good moment to start panicking about Blackpool * yikes *.
- yikes man!
- Our boys finally get to interact for the first time… yikes!
- What I hoped would take 40 minutes to fix took more like 5 hours - yikes!
- After that we went to Arrow Bar (that makes 3 times in 5 days… yikes!).
- I've spent ages typing this short blog and talking on msn, yikes!
- It is expected to hit us at 3pm on Friday… yikes!
- But the Government did not get even that bit right, because it forgot about England - yikes!
- Yikes, your father sounds pretty scary himself.
- My favourite words include yikes, splat, glub, eek and aargh!

Origin

1970s: of unknown origin; compare with yoicks.

单词	yikes
释义	Definition of yikes in English: yikes exclamation jʌɪksjaɪks informal Expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect. I had a dip in the 40 degree pool (yikes!) Example sentencesExamples It is expected to hit us at 3pm on Friday… yikes! I've spent ages typing this short blog and talking on msn, yikes! After that we went to Arrow Bar (that makes 3 times in 5 days… yikes!). Yikes, your father sounds pretty scary himself. Our boys finally get to interact for the first time… yikes! The team tried a demonstration just before the show - yikes! What I hoped would take 40 minutes to fix took more like 5 hours - yikes! But the Government did not get even that bit right, because it forgot about England - yikes! My favourite words include yikes, splat, glub, eek and aargh! yikes man! Bye bye golf, hello Pilates… yikes! Now might be a good moment to start panicking about Blackpool yikes . She'd been in hospital for 8 hours on Monday night coz her side pains had gotten so bad that she could barely move. yikes! Origin 1970s: of unknown origin; compare with yoicks. Definition of yikes in US English: yikes exclamationjaɪksyīks informal Expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect. I had a dip in the 40-degree pool (yikes!) Example sentencesExamples The team tried a demonstration just before the show - yikes! She'd been in hospital for 8 hours on Monday night coz her side pains had gotten so bad that she could barely move. yikes! Bye bye golf, hello Pilates… yikes! Now might be a good moment to start panicking about Blackpool yikes . yikes man! Our boys finally get to interact for the first time… yikes! What I hoped would take 40 minutes to fix took more like 5 hours - yikes! After that we went to Arrow Bar (that makes 3 times in 5 days… yikes!). I've spent ages typing this short blog and talking on msn, yikes! It is expected to hit us at 3pm on Friday… yikes! But the Government did not get even that bit right, because it forgot about England - yikes! Yikes, your father sounds pretty scary himself. My favourite words include yikes, splat, glub, eek and aargh! Origin 1970s: of unknown origin; compare with yoicks.
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