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Definition of bah exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bah

exclamation

/bɑː/

/bɑː/

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used to show a sound that people make because they do not approve of something
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- aargh
- ah
- aha
- ahchoo
- ahem
- aw
- bah
- boo
- coo
- d’oh
- eek
- eh
- er
- eww
- gee
- ha
- hey
- ho ho
- ho-hum
- hooray
- huh
- mm
- oh
- oho
- oi
- ooh
- oops
- ouch
- ow
- oy
- pah
- phew
- psst
- sh
- tsk tsk
- tut
- ugh
- uh
- uh-oh
- uh-uh
- um
- whoopee
- whoops
- woo hoo
- wow
- yay
- yippee
- yuck
- yum
Word Originearly 19th cent.: probably from French.

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