d'oh

or doh

[ doh ]

interjection

1. (used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)

doh

¹

/ dəʊ /

noun

1. music (in tonic sol-fa) the first degree of any major scale
2. up to high doh informal.
   extremely excited or keyed up

doh

²

/ dəʊ /

interjection

1. informal.
   an exclamation of annoyance when something goes wrong

DoH

³

abbreviation for

1. Department of Health

Word History and Origins

Origin of d'oh¹

First recorded in 1950–55; later popularized by Homer Simpson, character in the animated TV series The Simpsons, who smacks his forehead while saying d'oh!

Word History and Origins

Origin of d'oh¹

C18: from Italian; see gamut