oo arr

English

Alternative forms

• ooh arrh

Interjection

oo arr

1. (UK, West Country) Used to indicate agreement.

   Oo arr, that's a good idea.

2. (UK, West Country) Used to introduce a refutation, sometimes sarcastically.

   Oo arr, you and whose army?

Usage notes

Often used in mockery as a stereotypical phrase in the Mummerset accent.

Quotations

• 1976, The Wurzels, "I Am A Cider Drinker":

  And we'll sink a pint of Scrumpy,
  Then we'll play old nature's game.
  (Ha ha ha! Oo arr!)

• 1985, Spike Milligan, Where Have All the Bullets Gone?:

  'Oo arr, but them's not memburs o' the Narzee party.'

• 1988, Brian Jacques, Mossflower, page 179:

  'Oo arr, oo bliss 'n' joys. Hurr, this be the loif, Gonffen!'

• 2014, March 06, "Give it up before you oo-arr - George Michael gave up cannabis because it gave him a Westcountry accent", North Devon Journal[1]
• 2014, April 25, "20 things oo-arr bound to love on Cornwall", The Sun

Synonyms

• och aye (Scotland), oh ar (West Midlands), oh yeah, wye aye (Geordie)