OH

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Abbreviation of Ohio

   Abbreviation of Ohio: a state of the United States.

2. 2

   Initialism of other half

   Initialism of other half: a husband, wife, partner, etc.

3. 3

   Initialism of observation helicopter.

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   1. 4

      Initialism of overheard

      Initialism of overheard; a post whose contents were overheard by its author.

      • OH: "We should just burn the whole place down"
   2. 5

      Initialism of office hours.

   3. 6

      A hydroxyl, or alcohol, functional group.

   4. 7

      A hydroxide radical, or hydroxyl group.

   5. 8

      Expression of surprise.

      • Oh! I didn't see you there.
   6. 9

      Expression of wonder, amazement, or awe.

      • Oh, wow! That's amazing.
   7. 10

      Expression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.

      • Oh, so that's how it works.
   8. 11

      A word to precede an annoyed remark.

      • Oh, leave me alone.
   9. 12

      A word to precede an added or offhand comment or afterthought.

      • Oh, and don't forget your coat.
      • What if he says, "Oh, I need to see your ID"?
   10. 13

       An invocation or address (similar to the vocative in languages with noun declension),…

       An invocation or address (similar to the vocative in languages with noun declension), often with a term of endearment.

       • Oh, gosh.
       • Oh baby, baby, how was I supposed to know / That something wasn't right here?
   11. 14

       Exclamation for drama or emphasis.

       • Oh, when will it end?
       • And oh how stingingly acute, and pungently grievous and tormentive, are the remembrancing Reflections of a separate uncloathed Soul in the other World, upon a review of its mad Choice, foolish Hopes, fruitless Desires […]
   12. 15

       Expression of pain. See ouch.

       • Oh! That hurt.
       • "Oh! Oh!——I can't bear it————It is too much.——I die.—————I am going——" were Polly's expreſſions of extaſy: […]
   13. 16

       Space filler or extra syllable, especially in (popular) music.

       • I'm off with the raggle-taggle gypsy-oh.
   14. 17

       Expression of mild scepticism.

       • "You should watch where you're going!" "Oh?"
   15. 18

       An utterance of oh

       An utterance of oh; a spoken expression of surprise, acknowledgement, etc.

       • There were ohs and ahs, and the people twisted about as they looked for her. Then they began to applaud.
   16. 19

       To utter the interjection oh

       To utter the interjection oh; to express surprise, etc.

       • A quarter of an hour elapsed, and then, after several rings at the door-bell, a smothered laugh, and a good deal of ohing and ahing, the door was thrown open, and one by one, as they were announced, in came the expected characters.
   17. 20

       The name of the Latin script letter O/o.

       • One genuine recycled local glass of aitch-two-oh
       • Exes and Ohs: A Downtown Girl's (Mostly Awkward) Tales of Love, Lust, Revenge, and a Little Facebook Stalking
   18. 21

       The digit 0 (especially in representations of speech)

       • "Oh-dark-thirty," the first soldier muttered without looking at his watch.
   19. 22

       A surname from Korean derived from a common Korean surname.

       • “Your son’s name. What is it?” “Oh. Benjamin Oh.” “Benjamin O … what?” “No, Oh, Officer. That’s it. The last name is Oh.”
   20. 23

       A surname from Chinese.

The neighborhood

• neighborah
• neighboro
• neighborooh
• neighboruh-oh