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
He saws the air with an imaginary bow, sings in his rumbling borsch-accented voice: "Dom dom pah pah dom."
From Time Magazine Archive
It depicted the assault and capture of a Maori pah, standing on a hill that rose gradually from the margin of a reedy swamp.
From Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 by Becke, Louis
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