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1. a, int.1 View full entry ?c1200
...Expressing invocation, surprise, or admiration; (also) used to gain attention. Obs....
2. Abyssinia, int. View full entry 1932
...‘I'll be seeing you!’ (said on parting)....
3. achoo, int. and n. View full entry 1843
...Representing the sound of a sneeze. Cf. atishoo...
4. ahem, int. and n. View full entry 1606
...An exclamation representing a slight cough or clearing of the throat, used to attract attention, esp. prior to speaking;to express hesitation, (mock) disapproval, embarrassment, suggestiveness, etc....
5. ai, int. View full entry 1682
...An exclamation of surprise, regret, pain, etc., often used in imitation of foreign speakers of English. Cf. aie...
6. aie, int. View full entry 1594
...A wailing exclamation of resignation, surprise, regret, alarm, etc.; sometimes imitative of non-British speakers of English. Cf. ai...
7. alakazam, int. View full entry 1902
...Used as an exclamation imparting supposed magical power, as when performing a trick. Hence in extended use, connoting any sudden transformation or happening. Cf. abracadabra...
8. arf, int. View full entry 1916
...Representing the bark of a (small) dog, or a human imitation of such a bark. Usually repeated in arf arf, etc. Cf. bow-wow, woof1....
9. argh, int. View full entry 1800
...Expressing pain or fright; (also) expressing anguish, disappointment, or frustration....
10. † backare | baccare, int. View full entry a1556
...Back! stand back! give place!...
11. bada-bing, int. View full entry 1965
...Suggesting something happening suddenly, emphatically, or easily and predictably; ‘Just like that!’, ‘Presto!’...
12. bam, int. View full entry 1922
...An interjection imitating the sound of a hard blow....
13. bing, n.3 and int. View full entry 1922
...A thump or blow. dial. (See E.D.D.)....
14. bingo, int. View full entry 1927
...= bing2b; spec. an exclamation made by someone winning a game of bingo (see bingo). Also in the colloq. intensive phr. like bingo...
15. boing, int. View full entry 1952
...The noise made when a compressed spring is suddenly released; a reverberating sound....
16. boink, n. and int. View full entry 1963
...A bump; a blow. Also: a brief resonant sound, such as might accompany this....
17. bow-wow, int. and n. View full entry a1616
...ˈbaʊˈwaʊ An imitation of the barking of a dog....
18. brrr, int. View full entry 1898
...An interjection expressive of shivering with cold or apprehension....
19. buff, int. and n.4 View full entry 1481
...to say neither buff nor baff, not to say buff to a wolf's shadow (obs.)....
20. bum, n.2 and int. View full entry 1552
...A child's word for drink (cf. bum). Obs....
