Yow!

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Yow!

/yow/
Usage: interj.
Derivation: From "Zippy the Pinhead" comix

Yow!: /yow/ interj.

[from "Zippy the Pinhead" comix] A favored hacker expression of humorous surprise or emphasis. "Yow! Check out what happens when you twiddle the foo option on this display hack!".

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Sources

Source: Yow!, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

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