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. informal,  extremely excited or keyed up

DoH

²

abbreviation

1. Department of Health

doh

³

/ dəʊ /

interjection

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of doh¹

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 doh¹

C18: from Italian; see _gamut