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oh

  [oh] interjection, noun, plural oh's, ohs, verb
Use ohing in a Sentence
–interjection
1. (used as an expression of surprise, pain, disapprobation, etc.)
2. (used in direct address to attract the attention of the person spoken to): Oh, John, will you take these books?
–noun
3. the exclamation “oh.”
–verb (used without object)
4. to utter or exclaim “oh.”
Origin:
later sp. of O, from mid-16th century
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Word Origin & History

oh 
1534, common interjection expressing various emotions, a common I.E. word (cf. O.Fr. ô, oh; L. o, oh; Gk. o; O.C.S., Lith. o; Goth., Du., Ger. o; O.Ir. a; Skt. a), but not in O.E., which translated L. oh with la or eala. Often extended for emphasis, e.g. Oh, baby, stock saying from c.1918; oh, boy (1910); oh, yeah (1924). Reduplicated form oh-oh as an expression of alarm or dismay is attested from 1944. Oh-so "so very" (often sarcastic or ironic) is from 1922. Oh yeah? "really? Is that so?" attested from 1930.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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