yowl

n : a very loud utterance; "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn:

{bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo},

{holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowling}]

v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the

desert" [syn: {howl}, {wrawl}, {yammer}]

2: utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: {caterwaul}]

Yow!

/yow/ (From "Zippy the Pinhead" comics) A

favoured hacker expression of humorous surprise or emphasis.

"Yow! Check out what happens when you twiddle the foo option

on this display hack!"

Compare {gurfle}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-03-07)