yipe

[ yahyp ]

interjection

1. (an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of yipe¹

Perhaps variant of yap

Example Sentences

Lines of dialogue by Max the dog in original special: “Yipe!” and “Raaahhh!”

From Washington Post

In his mouth, "Well!" could express a thesaurus of repartee; a Benny "Yipe!" could wring laughter from a stone.

From Time Magazine Archive

The villain smirked disdainfully and went right on barking, but in a minute�yipe!

From Time Magazine Archive

As he spoke, Mike's finger moved nearer a knob-headed bolt that seemed to be one of the two holding the glass device to its mounting board, and an inch and a half spark spat forth and interrupted the dissertation with a loud "Yipe!"

From Project Gutenberg