oh
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interjection \(ˈ)ō\Definition of OH
1
—used to express an emotion (as surprise or desire) or in response to physical stimuli
2
—used in direct address <oh, waiter! Will you come here, please?>
3
—used to express acknowledgment or understanding of a statement
4
—used to introduce an example or approximation
See Variants of OH
oh also O \(ˈ)ō\
Origin of OH
Middle English o
First Known Use: 13th century
Rhymes with OH
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
2oh
noun \ˈō\Definition of OH
: zero
Origin of OH
o; from the similarity of the symbol for zero (0) to the letter O
First Known Use: 1936
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