aie
/ˈʌɪiː/(also aieeee)
exclamation
A wailing exclamation of resignation, surprise, regret, alarm, etc.; sometimes imitative of non-British speakers of English.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. Imitative.
- ex dividend
- exeat
- exec
- execrable
- execrably
- execrate
- execration
- execrative
- execratory
- executable
- executant
- execute
- execution
- executionary
- executioner
- executive
- executive agreement
- executive council
- executive decision
- executively
- executive officer
- executive order
- executive privilege
- executive secretary
- executive session