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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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Yet, Jefferson — like Monk himself and Everett before them — is clued into the big catch: It’s impossible to write about not wanting to write about race without, bah, writing about race.

From New York Times Dec. 14, 2023

But for charities that spend less than 65 cents of the donated dollar as advertised — or flood my mailbox and call incessantly — bah, humbug.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2021

It's the country where the character Ebenezer Scrooge was invented, the man who would scoff "bah humbug" at any Christmas revellers.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2017

Eat well, be good, sleep, exercise, blah blah bah and all will be well.

From The Guardian Jul. 26, 2017

Mark has—aw—fooled them a dozen times, bah Jove!

From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Upton Sinclair

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