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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • interjection Used to express rejection or strong disgust.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To itch.
  • noun The itch, mange, or scabies.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To itch.
  • transitive verb Prov. Eng. To scratch.
  • interjection an interjection expressing repugnance or distaste.
  • noun slang a laugh; also, a joke or gag; -- usually used in the plural, .

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • interjection Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour.
  • noun uncountable something disgusting
  • noun countable the sound made by a laugh

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