| interjection |
| Definition: The part of speech that labels the set of all exclamations. |
| Example:
(1) Darn! (interjection of annoyance) (2) Ugh! (interjection of disgust) (3) Darnugh! (interjection of disgusted annoyance) [rare] |
| Etymology:
The word derives via Middle French from the Latin interjectionem, a throwing or placing between (from inter, between + jacere, to throw). Note: Interjections were so named because they are interjected between sentences, clauses, or other words that usually have no other grammatical connection to them. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation in this sense is from about 1530: "Interjection be suche as serve to expresse the passyons and the affections of the mynde." (Jehan Palsgrave, Lesclarcissement de la langue françoyse, 149 ) |