exclamation expressing pain, 1837, from Pennsylvania German outch, cry of pain, from German autsch. The Japanese word is itai. Latin used au, hau.
14c. as an exclamation of surprise; by 1895 as an expression of sudden pain. Compare oh, ah, ouch.
updated on October 12, 2019
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