Literary notes about ooch (AI summary)
In literature, "ooch" functions as a multifaceted interjection and linguistic element that conveys surprise, emphasis, or descriptive nuance. At times it punctuates dialogue with an exclamatory force to signal shock or urgency [1][2][3], while in other instances it undergoes semantic extension to denote kinship—sometimes even representing the idea of "father" or familial connection [4][5]. The term is also employed for its sound quality to enhance sensory imagery, whether underscoring a sudden action or lending a guttural accent in descriptions of natural or cultural phenomena [6][7]. Its versatility is further demonstrated by its adaptation into noun and verb forms or as part of compound expressions that enrich character speech and narrative texture [8][9][10][11].
- "What does the great chief say?" "Why, he says that our horses are completely knocked up." "Ooch!
— from The Pearl of the Andes: A Tale of Love and Adventure by Gustave Aimard - "Ooch!" replied the chief, "Can that be the Black Serpents again?
— from The Pearl of the Andes: A Tale of Love and Adventure by Gustave Aimard - Then you unfold your arms, and—ooch!—how they crack, first one and then the other!
— from Bear Brownie: The Life of a Bear by Harry Perry Robinson - According to Zeisberger, wet ooch wink signifies “father.”
— from History, Manners, and Customs of the Indian Nations Who Once Inhabited Pennsylvania and the Neighbouring States. by John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder - Now taking the second syllable ooch , and placing n before it, you have “ nooch ,” my father.
— from History, Manners, and Customs of the Indian Nations Who Once Inhabited Pennsylvania and the Neighbouring States. by John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder - "Observe the sunlight on the beard," came the voice of the showman from behind the canvas, "the devotion in the eyes, the—ooch!!"
— from Fanny Lambert: A Novel by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole - July , Oochpahoh-pisimm ( ooch guttural); i.e., moon when the birds fly.
— from Maximilian, Prince of Wied's, Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, part 3 and appendix by Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von - "Ooch," he cried, and dropped the queer thing.
— from The Adventures of Prickly Porky by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess - The Multani (Ooch).—Moultan; no native literature.
— from The Natural History of the Varieties of Man by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham - Like (v; be fond of), ooch-thá ( ch guttural).
— from Maximilian, Prince of Wied's, Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, part 3 and appendix by Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von - Ooch! put it do feel sore yet somedimes.
— from Endurance Test; or, How Clear Grit Won the Day by Douglas, Alan, Captain