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oh so

adv
/ˈoʊsoʊ/

Etymology

From oh (interjection) + so (adverb).

  1. derived from *swé✻
  2. inherited from *swa✻
  3. inherited from *swā✻
  4. inherited from swā
  5. inherited from so
  6. formed as oh so — “oh + so”

Definitions

  1. very, extremely (often ironic)

    • His oh-so-witty (ugh) remarks on the loud hailer constitute one more proof that this instrument has minimal value on a pleasure boat.
    • He is, reputedly, a dashing Casanova and receives oh so many letters from oh so many femmes.
    • […]it’s truly incredible how similar the Finder’s behaviors are today to that oh-so-crude yet oh-so-amazing Finder of 1984

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for oh so. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA