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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

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Whether thit ko, lu rou fan, tau eu bah or endless variations upon stewed pork belly, similar ideas of comfort live in the plastic borders between us.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

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

"College Football" is back, rah rah sis boom bah, etc.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2014

“Mother wanted me to marry Lord Cragmont’s filly; but, bah Jove, I say, I’m going to marry you!”

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis