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bah

[bah, ba]

interjection

  1. (an exclamation of contempt or annoyance).

    Bah! Humbug!



bah

/ 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.

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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.

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“I don’t wax on about my worship. It’s personal. And honestly, poppy seed soup, bah.”

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"Bah! bah!" replied the young man, shrugging his shoulders with gesture of disdain, "that would be to ask very little."

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Produce him—let me see him with my own eyes, and I might—but, bah! you won't venture to accept that challenge, I'm sure of that!

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