Posted by R. O on January 19, 2003
In Reply to: Yikes! posted by Word Camel on January 19, 2003
: I was interested to learn that "yikes" is actually a word. It is listed in the American Heritage Dictionary in any case. It says the origin is unknown, but I thought it would be worth posting to see if anyone else has any information about it, how old it is, etc.
: It's probably also one of those words that is always plural. I can't imagine there is such a thing as a "yike".