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語源 1

From ow +‎ -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

間投詞

owie

1. Synonym of ow.

語源 2

From ow +‎ -ie (diminutive suffix).

名詞

owie (plural owies)

1. (colloquial, Canada, US, childish) A painful but minor injury.
   • 1997, K. D. Kuch, The Babysitter's Handbook, Random House, page 58:

     If it's an "owie" that has the child upset, check him from head to toe for injuries.

   • 2008, May 16, Bil Keane, The Family Circus (daily comic) in the Kokomo Tribune

     Daddy! Our car has an owie! [Billy, pointing to a small dent.]

同意語

• boo-boo