Meaning & use
Yowzers
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Used to express surprise, excitement, or a strong reaction, especially of admiration.
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Yowzers, I didn't expect the bill to be that high!
Yowzers, that roller coaster was terrifying!
A note on using this word
Yowzers is a playful, elongated variant of 'yowza', popularized in American slang from the mid-20th century onward.
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