doh

See also d’oh, and -doh

English

Etymology 1

Popularized by the character Homer Simpson in the TV show the Simpsons (there spelled d'oh). The OED has references from the BBC as far back as 1945, however.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /doʊ/, /doʊʔ/
• (UK) IPA: /dəʊ/, /dəʊʔ/

• Audio (UK)

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Alternative forms

• d'oh

Interjection

doh

1. Expresses surprise and consternation at a stupid mistake made by oneself, or another person.

Translations

expression of surprise

• Dutch: o nee (nl)

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• Russian: о чёрт (ru) (o čórt), вот чёрт (ru) (vot čórt)

Etymology 2

An anglicised spelling of do.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /doʊ/
• (UK) IPA: /dəʊ/

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Noun

doh (plural dohs)

1. (music) An anglicised spelling of do. A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.

Synonyms

• do

Related terms

• ut, re, mi, fa, so, sol, la, si, ti

Translations

expression of frustration

• Dutch: do (nl) f

Anagrams

• hod

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Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare duh.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdo(x)/
• The h is pronounced only if the suffix starts with a vowel in inflected forms. However, it's pronounced as a voiceless velar fricative in some dialects.

Noun

doh (plural dohok)

1. musty smell

Declension

declension of doh singular plural nominative doh dohok accusative dohot dohokat dative dohnak dohoknak instrumental dohhal dohokkal causal-final dohért dohokért translative dohhá dohokká terminative dohig dohokig essive-formal dohként dohokként essive-modal - - inessive dohban dohokban superessive dohon dohokon adessive dohnál dohoknál illative dohba dohokba sublative dohra dohokra allative dohhoz dohokhoz elative dohból dohokból delative dohról dohokról ablative dohtól dohoktól

possessives of doh possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. dohom dohaim 2nd person sing. dohod dohaid 3rd person sing. doha dohai 1st person plural dohunk dohaink 2nd person plural dohotok dohaitok 3rd person plural dohuk dohaik

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þauh, whence also Old English þēah, Old Norse þó.

Conjunction

doh

1. though

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Tambora

Noun

doh

1. person