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What (who) is yikes - definition
yikes
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Yikes (disambiguation); Yikes (song)
¦ exclamation informal expressing shock and alarm, for humorous effect.
Origin
1970s: of unknown origin; cf. yoicks.
Skor yike
The skor yike (Khmer: ស្គរយីកេ) is a family of Cambodian frame drums used in Yike theater. There are as many as 13 different sizes, including the largest, the skor mei (approximately 2 feet across, 25 centimeters/9 inches deep).
Examples of use of yikes
1. The ones on Jack I mean! – Mise, Limerick, Ireland Yikes!
2. Among some of their tamer helmet stickers: "Yikes!
3. I see that I am not alone in my opinion. – Jody, Hollywood, USA Yikes!
4. Remember, the newsletter says, "if you‘re not at the table, you‘re on the menu." Yikes!Maybe Because of the Muckraking?
5. "We all think that we‘re not vulnerable to something like that happening, but the fact is this can be a very lonely and isolating place." Yikes.