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Ouch vs Gosh - What's the difference?

ouch | gosh |

As interjections the difference between ouch and gosh

is that ouch is an expression of one's own physical pain while gosh is (euphemistic) a mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm as to be put in place of “god”, particularly in fear of.

As a noun ouch

is .

ouch

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • An expression of one's own physical pain.
    • Ouch ! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!
  • An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
    • Ouch ! Her sunburn looks awful.
  • A reply to an insult (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
    • Ouch . How could you say that?
  • An expression of disappointment.
    • Ouch , I really wanted to do that.
  • (slang) Expressing surprise at the high price of something.
    • ''Ouch , one hundred thousand dollars for a car! I could never afford that!
    Synonyms
    * (in all of the above senses) ow, owie, youch, yow, yowch

    Etymology 2

    Variant forms.

    Noun

    (es)
    • English onomatopoeias

    gosh

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (euphemistic) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm as to be put in place of “God”, particularly in fear of .
    • Gosh , I didn’t realize I’d cause so much trouble!
    Gosh I’d love to go to that concert!

    See also

    * damn

    Anagrams

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