ouch

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As interviewer Iain Dale responded "ouch", Polanski said: "I really like Adrian, so that does hurt."

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

She recalled McLaughlin saying, “Ouch, ouch, ouch. It hurts,” but said McLaughlin was unable to explain the cause of her pain before her death.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

And it was an own goal given the error was in a Twitter video put out by Google itself, ouch.

From Reuters • Feb. 9, 2023

“If one of them has been thinking something, the others intuitively know it. I tease them: ‘If I stick one of you with a pin, all three of you would say ouch.’

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2022

“What? Oh yeah . . . ouch . . . interesting,” said Harry as she stepped on his foot.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling