Eek
//iːk// adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang
adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A face. Polari, onomatopoeic
"How bona to vada your eek!"
Verb
- 1 To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation. onomatopoeic
"She was dangling the mouse by its tail, but as it tried to arch upwards and bite, she started to jig about wildly […] The anglers had watched a beautiful young woman dance naked beneath a full moon to the feverish rhythm of unworldly eeking noises!"
- 2 Of a black person, to speak nonsense or gibberish. ethnic, offensive, onomatopoeic, slang, slur
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of eke (“also”). alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, onomatopoeic
Intj
- 1 Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books). onomatopoeic
"Eek! There's a mouse in the bathtub!"
- 2 Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise. onomatopoeic
"I almost got fired from my job yesterday. Eek!"
- 3 Representing the shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey. onomatopoeic
Proper Noun
- 1 A river in Alaska.
Example
More examples"Eek! There's a mouse in the bathtub!"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Imitative
Etymology 2
Clipping of ecaf (“face”), from face via backslang.
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