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pah

American  
[pah, pa] / pɑ, pæ /

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)


pah British  
/ pɑː /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of disgust, disbelief, etc

"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 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

Most of the time it merely plays pah to the cello's oom.

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

Heke was at a pah called Ikorangi; but Kawiti had 500 Maoris at a nearer pah called Ruapekapeka.

From History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 by Sutherland, Alexander

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