gah
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of gah
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Maryland had only nine turnovers in the game, “but, gah, three or four of them were just at the worst time for us,” Coach Mark Turgeon said, “so that makes it tough.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2021
When Sam Raimi made Spider-Man, I was like – gah, I wanted to be the guy who got it right!
From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2013
The amount of times I’ve written somethinglikethis and then had to do about 21 keypresses to delete the word… gah.
From Forbes • Jan. 31, 2013
“It started ta rain, and he just, wuh gonna try to make it home before it gah bad.”
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
Ashdla-ma-as-tso-si tse-nihl gah tkin neeshch’n dzehAshi-hi, Tkin Tsa-aMailA-Kha:Belasana Be Most.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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