NN21b

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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