Synonyms for ohed
| Grammar : Interj |
| Spell : oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : oÊŠ |
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Définition of ohed
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
- Chicken Little and Katy admired and ohed and ahed until Marian was afraid they would rouse suspicion.
- Extract from : « Chicken Little Jane on the Big John » by Lily Munsell Ritchie
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