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d'oh

or doh

[ doh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)

DoH

abbreviation for

Department of Health

doh

/ ��əʊ /

noun

music (in tonic sol-fa) the first degree of any major scale
up to high doh informal.
extremely excited or keyed up

doh

/ ��əʊ /

interjection

informal.
an exclamation of annoyance when something goes wrong

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of d'oh¹

First recorded in 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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of d'oh¹

C18: from Italian; see gamut

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Example Sentences

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With his distinctive fake moustache, he starred with the iconic duo in 33 of their films and later became the inspiration for Homer Simpson's "D'oh!" catchphrase.

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“There are no words to describe the feeling to be part of a show that has touched so many lives, elicited so many laughs, started so many arguments over its appropriateness, inspired so many memes, and has brought together people from around the world with a universal shout in the night: D’oh!’

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Or to put it another way: D’Oh.

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“D’oh, a thing that Homer Simpson says. ‘

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Even though D'oh isn't written on Simpsons scripts—"annoyed grunt" has always been how it appears on paper—it's listed in "Webster's Millennium Dictionary of English" and the Oxford English Dictionary as "Used to comment on a foolish or stupid action, especially one's own."

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