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och

American  
[okh] / ɒx /

interjection

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


och British  
/ ɒx /

interjection

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

    och, I suppose so

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of och

1520–30; < Scots Gaelic, Irish

Example Sentences

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"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

Russian state TV channel Rossiya 1 showed clips of Biss och Kajs - a play on the Swedish words for "wee-wee" and "poo-poo".

From BBC Dec. 6, 2013

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

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