oh
interjection
(used as an expression of surprise, pain, disapproval, etc.).
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1 American
[oh]
/ oʊ /
interjection
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(used as an expression of surprise, pain, disapproval, etc.).
Oh, just look at how pretty it is now that you've finished painting!
Oh, no! I misplaced my keys again.
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(used in direct address to attract the attention of the person spoken to).
Oh, John, will you take these books?
noun
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oh's,
plural
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ohs
plural
verb (used without object)
Oh
2
American
[oh]
/ oʊ /
noun
OH
3
American
abbreviation
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Ohio (approved especially for use with zip code).
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(used in digital communications) other half.
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(used in digital communications) overheard.
oh
1
British
/ əʊ /
interjection
OH
2
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of oh
First recorded in 1530–40; later spelling of O 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“We are building everything, everywhere, all at once. Energy, energy pipelines, energy transmission, energy transition, next gen manufacturing, defense, infrastructure, oh, and this AI and data thing, too.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Then the autocue stalled and the SNP leader is heard saying under his breath "oh, come on".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
You can be a con for a long time and then you realize, oh, this is just a character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
“My brother is the other caregiver, and he’s a lot more sensitive. I’m just like, oh, no, you need me. I’m going to make sure you’re OK,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I wanted, oh so badly, to come here; and disregarded my mother’s wishes, and paid a big price to come,” she confided to her diary.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
“ESG revisions are associated with significantly stronger career benefits,” Gao, Oh and Pacelli wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
"Oh my god," he said, after he had collected himself.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Oh, they have the greatest oysters and amazing pasta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Oh, it was just a cheeky term paper, was it?
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Am I imagining things because I’m frightened? But it wasn’t like that! It was real. Oh Betsie, was it a kind of vision?”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
One such message from an agent said: "OH MY GOD! There is a shared message board … We've found other agents!"
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Continued heating produces ferric hydroxysulfate, where OH replaces H2O in the mineral structure.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
The 18-team table is led by three-time winners Barcelona, who swept aside Belgian European debutants OH Leuven 3-0.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
“I’ve seen the doc and listened to the podcasts and OH MY GOD.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
Nancy swallowed and said, "Three words: OH MY GOSH!"
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
The oh’s and ah’s from my sisters were wonderful to hear.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
The name was duly examined, and Mrs. Evringham's "oh's" of wonder and admiration were long-drawn.
From Jewel's Story Book by Clara Louise Burnham
The oh’s and ah’s and exclamations of approval, resultant of fairy cocktails, rewarded Beatrice for her expenditure.
From The Gorgeous Girl by Nalbro Bartley
And down she tumbled on the floor, and sang, since there was nothing to be said, round ah's and oh's.
From Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf
Presently here were the merry burden-bearers behind their radiant guide, whispered ah's and oh's and wary laughter abounding.
From Kincaid's Battery by Alonzo Kimball
There were repeated "oohs," "ahhs," "ohs" and other vocalizings that reminded us just how remarkable an instrument the pliant Plant voice remains, even as he approaches turning 70 in August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2018
Ocean says he spent weeks working on just the vocal tone of the four "ohs" that open the track.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2012
She shouts her way through bits and sings along to the tune, voice soaring into the almost screamed oh oh ohs.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011
Her multitracked vocals appear first, in a waft of elfin ahs and ohs, before she starts a syncopated bass line, digging hard into a groove.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2010
The guys let out a chorus of ohs and pounded one another.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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