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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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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

However, far from feeling bah humbug about having to do their job while on holiday, they all love being able to take the stress and strain away from others.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2022

From observing him down the years, he appears to have a couple of go-to’s - a cor blimey guv’nor cockney one and an ee, bah gum Yorkshire one.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2021

These put the bomp back into Juan Diego’s bomp bah bomp bah bomp.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2015

Ah, bah, that Sooba Iyer is a bad man, the market women say!

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny

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