och

American  

[okh] / ɒx /

interjection

Scot., Irish English.

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

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och British  

/ ɒx /

interjection

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

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1. an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc

   och, I suppose so

Etymology

Origin of och

1520–30; < Scots Gaelic, Irish

Example Sentences

I was thinking, och, maybe it was some artist who has done a painting of it.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

"It hasn't been possible to identify both B och T cell receptors in their microenvironments using previous methods."

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

It’s early to be pegging the year’s best books, but “The Wolf and the Watchman,” Niklas Natt och Dag’s stunning debut, is sure to be one of them.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2019

V.S. and P.P. acknowledge financial support from the Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

Och, och, och, he says, and I wonder if he’s going demented like Mrs. Molloy, in and out of the lunatic asylum, but he says, Is that what you were worried about last night?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt