och

[ okh ]

/ ɒx /

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interjection Scot., Irish English.

(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)

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Origin of och

1520–30; <Scots Gaelic, Irish

Words nearby och

ocellated, ocellated turkey, ocellation, ocellus, ocelot, och, oche, ocher, ochlesis, ochlocracy, ochlophobia

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How to use och in a sentence

The most vital player was Och-Ziff Capital Management, the largest publicly traded hedge fund on Wall Street.
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Och, be gorry, it was nuthin' mor'n a big nager fellow holdin a torch for us to eat by.
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"Och, there's nae harm meant," returned Annie, taken aback by the old woman's admonition.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
Och, and the girls whose poor hearts you deracinate, Whirl and bewilder and flutter and fascinate!
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He replied, Och, we just boomed yon stone boxes until they stopped their blether, and then went to the next one.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
The capital of this empire was first Se-leu´cia, near Babylon, and later An´ti-och, which became a rich and well-known city.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber

British Dictionary definitions for och

och

/ (ɒx) Scot and Irish /

interjection

an expression of surprise, contempt, annoyance, impatience, or disagreement

sentence connector

an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etcoch, I suppose so

Also called: ach

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