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bah

American  
[bah, ba] / bɑ, bæ /

interjection

  1. (an exclamation of contempt or annoyance).

    Bah! Humbug!


bah British  
/ bɑː, bæ /

interjection

  1. an expression of contempt or disgust

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bah, oui!—you probably will run into a mean waiter at some point.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Camden’s footprint runs from Bah Habbah, Maine—we don’t call it Bar Harbor—down to York, Maine, mostly along the coastline.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

“Whether it’s under the army or JNIM, there is no freedom,” Bah said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Another player City are interested in is 18-year-old Sierra Leonean Bah.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

Bah stood outside with Dr. Tamba, his hands wrapped around himself and shaking uncontrollably.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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