bah
Meaning
- No.
- An exclamation to fill space, often used as an intensifier; well, err, um
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ba/
Etymology
Not well-attested in texts, but of imitative origin nevertheless, similar to bayer (“to gape”). Sense 2 is a denasalized version of "ben".
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