Exclamations caused by sudden pain—a hard blow on the chest:
UH | 257 |
OOF | 170 |
NR | 150 |
OOMF | 67 |
OUCH | 45 |
OH | 43 |
OO | 43 |
OW | 26 |
OOH | 23 |
UGH | 22 |
OOG | 17 |
MM | 11 |
WOW | 11 |
UM | 8 |
UMPH | 8 |
GRUNT | 7 |
OH MY | 7 |
MMF | 6 |
MMM | 5 |
UNH | 5 |
WOOF | 5 |
GASP | 4 |
GROAN | 4 |
OOM | 4 |
UG | 4 |
GOLLY | 3 |
HUH | 3 |
WOO | 3 |
AH | 2 |
CUT IT OUT | 2 |
DAMN | 2 |
HM | 2 |
KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF ME | 2 |
MMH | 2 |
MMMH | 2 |
OOP | 2 |
OOPS | 2 |
UFF-DA | 2 |
UMP | 2 |
UN | 2 |
WHEW | 2 |
YI | 2 |
“MAN, THAT’S A LICK” | 1 |
“OH MY, IT CUT MY BREATH” | 1 |
“OO, THAT HURTS” | 1 |
“OW, YOU BASTARD” | 1 |
AAK | 1 |
AH-OO | 1 |
AHH | 1 |
AI | 1 |
AWFUL | 1 |
AY-YI-YI | 1 |
BASTARD THAT HURT | 1 |
BE CAREFUL | 1 |
BLOWING SOUND | 1 |
BUH | 1 |
COUGHING SOUND | 1 |
DAMN IT | 1 |
DARN | 1 |
GLOTTAL STOP | 1 |
GOSH | 1 |
GRUNTING NOISE | 1 |
HAGH | 1 |
HE GAPS FOR HIS BREATH | 1 |
HE’D GRUNT | 1 |
HELL | 1 |
HELLFIRE | 1 |
HHUG | 1 |
HWOOF | 1 |
I’D PROBABLY BE WINDED | 1 |
I-UNH | 1 |
IT KNOCKS THE WIND OUT | 1 |
IT’LL KNOCK YOU OUT OF BREATH | 1 |
JESUS | 1 |
JUST GRUNT | 1 |
MERCY | 1 |
MERCY MERCY | 1 |
OEH | 1 |
OH BOY | 1 |
OH DEAR | 1 |
OH GOODNESS | 1 |
OH GOSH | 1 |
OH LORD | 1 |
OH ME | 1 |
OH MY GOODNESS | 1 |
OH THAT HURT | 1 |
OOEY | 1 |
OOFDA | 1 |
OOH ME | 1 |
OONH | 1 |
OOSH | 1 |
OOW | 1 |
OW-EE | 1 |
PROBABLY WOULDN’T SAY ANYTHING | 1 |
QUIT IT | 1 |
SHOO | 1 |
SILENCE | 1 |
SON OF A BITCH | 1 |
TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY | 1 |
THAT HURTS | 1 |
THAT WAS A BREATH-TAKER | 1 |
THAT WAS BAD | 1 |
UH-OOH | 1 |
UHM | 1 |
UMPF | 1 |
UNGF | 1 |
UNGH | 1 |
WATCH IT | 1 |
WHOOPS | 1 |
WOULD CUSS | 1 |
YAGH | 1 |
YIKES | 1 |
YOU JUST TRY THAT AGAIN | 1 |
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