Interjections

French interjections in English are borrowed words or phrases that express emotion, reaction, emphasis, acknowledgment, or dramatic effect without becoming grammatically essential to a sentence. Common examples include voilà, touché,…

We use interjections to express an immediate emotion, reaction, thought, command, or social signal without building a complete clause. Words such as oh, ouch, wow, uh, and hey let speakers…

Interjections for surprise are independent words or phrases that express astonishment, shock, disbelief, realization, or wonder without forming a grammatical part of the surrounding clause. Common examples include wow, oh,…

An archaic interjection is an independent exclamation or discourse word associated with an earlier stage of English, used to express emotion, summon attention, issue a command, or mark assent. Terms…

Millennial interjections are expressive words, sounds, acronyms, and short phrases associated with millennial-era internet and spoken culture. They signal reactions such as pain, surprise, agreement, indifference, irony, or enthusiasm, although…