bah
Americaninterjection
interjection
Example Sentences
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If holiday clutter has you more bah humbug than merry, these tips from professional organizers around Seattle might make your life easier before and after the holidays, and well into the new year.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023
Whether thit ko, lu rou fan, tau eu bah or endless variations upon stewed pork belly, similar ideas of comfort live in the plastic borders between us.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022
But for charities that spend less than 65 cents of the donated dollar as advertised — or flood my mailbox and call incessantly — bah, humbug.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2021
It's the country where the character Ebenezer Scrooge was invented, the man who would scoff "bah humbug" at any Christmas revellers.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2017
Ah, bah, monsieur! many would say that is a great deal too good a comparison for her!
From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida
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