pah
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of pah
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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The brain struggles with what's called "phonological processing" - being able to distinguish and manipulate sounds, like "bah" and "pah," that eventually have to be linked to written letters and words.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2011
One tap of the keyboard, and we were listening live: Oom pah pah, oom pah pah.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2010
The courtroom rang for a fortnight with such words as: aha, ama, hep, aim, ani, pah.
From Time Magazine Archive
A huge dude, his muscles rippling, speaks in a cool bass: "I got a pah" of $600 lizard shoes and I got silk shirts.
From Time Magazine Archive
The name is derived from the Indian word pah, water, and is used to distinguish this tribe from the related tribe of Utes, who lived in the desert away from running water.
From The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children by Mary Hunter Austin
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