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Synonyms for oh

Grammar : Interj, noun
Spell : oh
Phonetic Transcription : oʊ

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Définition of oh

Origin :
  • 1530s, interjection expressing various emotions, a common Indo-European word (e.g. Old French ô;, oh; Latin o, oh; Greek o; Old Church Slavonic and Lithuanian o; Gothic, Dutch, German o; Old Irish a; Sanskrit a), but not found in Old English, which translated Latin oh with la or eala.
  • The present tendency is to restrict oh to places where it has a certain independence, & prefer o where it is proclitic or leans forward upon what follows .... [Fowler]
  • Often extended for emphasis, e.g. Oh, baby, stock saying from c.1918; oh, boy (1910); oh, yeah (1924). Reduplicated form oh-oh as an expression of alarm or dismay is attested from 1944. Oh-so "so very" (often sarcastic or ironic) is from 1922. Oh yeah? "really? Is that so?" attested from 1930.
  • As in alas : interj unfortunately
  • As in whoops : interj oops
  • As in interjection : noun emphatic exclamation
Example sentences :
  • Oh, I was an Indian in my time—a reg'ler measly hop-pickin' Siwash at that.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Oh, I see," said the younger Milbrey—his face clearing all at once.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Oh, blessed be the sound of your voice," replied the peasant.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • And oh, sir,” added Stephen, “may we crave a drop of water for our dog?
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Oh, if a man only could live up to the verses he cuts out of magazines!
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Oh, I see—and of course you'd like your revenge—carrying me off from him just to hurt him.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Oh, you were mean—mean—to shame me so," and floods of tears came again.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I'd been whipped, an' starved, an' I was always prayin', 'Oh!
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • Oh, ma'am—you're very polite—I feel it a great compliment, I assure you.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Oh, Colonel, help me to guard against so dreadful a calamity.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
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