Query on "yowza"

[Judi Sanders]

Hi all,

Do any of you have thoughts on the following query.  I have a vague
recollection of it from tv but that's about it.

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Hello,

Could you tell me the origin of "yowza" (or "yowza-yowza") as uttered
when
one is surprised?  We're wondering whether it's a post-60's word or
invented around that time.  Thanks in advance!

                        Sincerely,
                                Yukiko Mori

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Yukiko Mori
Department of Comparative Literature, Religion, and Film/Media Studies
Arts 347, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E6
Canada
Tel: (780) 439-3585
E-mail: ymori at gpu.srv.ualberta.ca

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