Definition of owie

owie    

interjection

• exclamation in response to someone's injury.

  Owie! That must have hurt!

  Last edited on Dec 17 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

• exclamation in response to an injury one experiences.

  Owie! That hurt!

  Last edited on Dec 17 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

noun

• scratches, bumps, bruises, and other minor injuries. A childish term.

  Mother goes with me to gymnastics class to kiss my owies.

  I have an owie on my knee.

  Last edited on Dec 17 2012. Submitted by Tina on Jun 20 2002.

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owie zowie	Definitions include: exclamation in response to someone's injury.

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