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.)

Origin of d'oh

1
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!

Words Nearby d'oh

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How to use d'oh in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for doh (1 of 3)

doh1

/ (dəʊ) /


nounplural dohs
  1. music (in tonic sol-fa) the first degree of any major scale

  2. up to high doh informal, mainly Scot extremely excited or keyed up

Origin of doh

1
C18: from Italian; see gamut

British Dictionary definitions for doh (2 of 3)

doh2

/ (dəʊ) /


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

British Dictionary definitions for DoH (3 of 3)

DoH

abbreviation for(in Britain)
  1. Department of Health

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