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

Natt och Dag has spoken of his admiration for Umberto Eco’s “The Name of the Rose.”

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