Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doh]
- /doʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [doh]
- /doʊ/
Definitions of doh word
- noun doh Expresses surprise and consternation at a stupid mistake made by oneself, or another person. 1
- exclamation doh People sometimes say doh to show that they have made a silly mistake. 0
- noun doh (in tonic sol-fa) the first degree of any major scale 0
- exclamation doh an exclamation of annoyance when something goes wrong 0
- abbreviation DOH Department of Health 0
- noun doh (music) An anglicised spelling of do. A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale. 0
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Origin of doh
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; later popularized by Homer Simpson, character in the animated TV series The Simpsons, who smacks his forehead while saying d'oh!
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Parts of speech for Doh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doh popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
doh usage trend in Literature
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