ochone

or o·hone

[ uh-khohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

, Scot. and Irish English.

ochone

/ ɒˈxəʊn /

Origin of ochone¹

First recorded in 1400–50; from Scots Gaelic ochan, Irish ochón; och

Origin of ochone¹

from Gaelic ochóin

He made him fight a duel, the darling young man,—the 'moral' of Master Lionel himself; and now he's kilt—ochone!

Faith ye'd plase yer proud Parthy by kicking me down,Ochone!

From this day I have nothing to say that is better than Ochone!

Aree often used after ochone (alas) in Donegal and elsewhere.

But ochone he's now laid in his grave in the churchyard of Keel.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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