3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yow  \Yow\,  pron. 
  You  [Obs.]  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  Yow!  /yow/  interj.  [from  "Zippy  the  Pinhead"  comix]  A  favored 
  hacker  expression  of  humorous  surprise  or  emphasis.  "Yow!  Check  out 
  what  happens  when  you  twiddle  the  foo  option  on  this  display  hack!" 
  Compare  {gurfle}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  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) 
 
 

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