eeeek or aaaack?

[upperdeckfan]

Are “eeek” and “aaack” gender specific? At 6’, 215 lbs., I once toppled a pallet at work. My warning cry started out something like, “It’s…” but came oout as an “eeeeeek”. After the accident, a co-worker inquired not about the condition of the merchandise, but the “eeeek.”(?)

Or, do they define degrees of surprise?
(ex.) “Eeeeek, it’s a mouse!”
“Aaaack, it’s a 50’tall mouse!”
“Aauugh, it’s got me by the foot!”

[truthbot]

They would seem gender related to me.

“EEEEK, a mouse!!” is uttered by a librarian standing on a chair, holding her skirt high.

“AAAACK, the batteries have died in the remote!!” is befitting a masculine character, holding his head in his hands in total despair.

“AUUUGH, I just cleaned the lint trap in the dryer” is befitting of both the sexes.

I hope this is of small help to you in your research.