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

abbreviation for

1. Department of Health

doh

²

/ dəʊ /

interjection

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

doh

³

/ dəʊ /

noun

1. music (in tonic sol-fa) the first degree of any major scale
2. up to high doh informal.
   up to high doh extremely excited or keyed up

Word History and Origins

Origin of d'oh¹

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 d'oh¹

C18: from Italian; see gamut

Example Sentences

But these must be proven under a signed and sworn statement and judged reasonable by the DOH.

From The Daily Beast

The list included items like “have a bad hair day,” “eat a cupcake,” and “play with Play-Doh.”

From The Daily Beast

So U Babam Doh stayed with the cubs to await the return of the tigress.

From Project Gutenberg

"Ah bleeged to go home," say Lijah, an' he out's thu dat doh quicker'n nothin' wid de cat aftah him.

From Project Gutenberg

Give the hand sign for this note, according to the Sol-fa plan, and tell the children that the note is called doh.

From Project Gutenberg

Then make eight large dots on the blackboard, and against the first and eighth of these write doh and doh'.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus it will be called 'high doh', and the hand sign will be repeated, but at a higher level.

From Project Gutenberg