yikes interjection
\ ˈyīks \
Definition of yikes
—used to express fear or astonishment
Yikes! The pavement is hot!
— Scott Foresman
Another monster crawled through a different doorway, quickly followed by a third, and then a fourth. "Yikes!" said Annie.
— Mary Pope Osborne
Yikes! The 'mullet' rears its ugly head again…
— Vanessa Thorpe