United StatesUnited KingdomGeneral Englishinformalneutralcolloquial
- An exclamation expressing surprise, astonishment, dismay, or admiration.
- A mild interjection used to register emotional reaction without strong profanity.
General Englishliterarypoeticarchaic
- A vocative or emotive particle used in direct address or rhetorical utterance, often in poetic or older styles of speech.
General Englishinformalcolloquialidiomatic
- Part of fixed expressions or refrains functioning as an intensifier or rhythmic phrase (e.g., in song or casual comment).