Usually means: Expression of shock or dismay.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word yikes:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. yikes: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. yikes: Merriam-Webster
  3. yikes: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. yikes: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. yikes: Collins English Dictionary
  6. Yikes, yikes: Wordnik
  7. yikes: Wiktionary
  8. yikes: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. yikes: Dictionary.com
  10. yikes: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Yikes (Nicki Minaj song), Yikes (song), Yikes, Yikes: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. yikes: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. yikes: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. yikes: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. yikes: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. yiKes: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (
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noun:  "Yikes" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his eighth studio album, Ye.
noun:  "Yikes" is a song by American rapper Nicki Minaj.
noun:  "yikes" is the first episode of the fourth season of the American dark comedy crime television series Barry.


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