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Meaning of owie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈaʊ(w)iː/

Definitions

A painful but minor injury.

Canada, US, childish, colloquial

Equivalents

Español ayayay coco
Suomi pipi
Français bobo
Português dodói
Русский бо-бо о́юшки
Svenska aj

Examples

“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.]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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