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Interjection: oh  ow
  1. Used to express surprise
    "Oh, cripes. Do you have change for a dollar?"; "Oh my gosh! Are you okay?"; "Oh boy, no she's off watching the hearings";
    - Christ [informal], Christmas [informal], crikey [Brit, informal], cripes [informal], cor [Brit, informal], crumbs [Brit, informal], gosh [informal], golly [informal], by George [informal], by Jove [informal], blimey [Brit, informal], gorblimey [Brit, informal], cor blimey [Brit, informal], my [informal], holy cow [informal], holy mackerel [informal], holy smoke [informal], holy moley [informal], holy moly [informal], fancy [Brit, informal], good grief [informal], goodness [informal], goodness me [informal], Gordon Bennett [informal], gracious [informal], gracious me [informal], fancy that [informal], gawd [informal], god, my word, O, ah, oh boy [informal], jeez [informal], geez [informal], strewth [Brit, informal], struth [Brit, informal], yikes [informal], I'll be blowed [Brit, informal], blow me [Brit, informal], Holy-dooly [Austral, informal], heck [informal], blooming heck [Brit, informal], jeepers [informal], jeepers creepers [informal], Lord [informal], Lordy [informal], marry [archaic], well I never [informal], heavens [informal], good heavens [informal], my goodness [informal], Jesus [informal], bejesus [N. Amer, informal], od [archaic]
     
  2. A word used to introduce an added comment or afterthought
    "Oh, and don't forget your coat"
Noun: OH
  1. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region, with capital Columbus
    - Ohio, Buckeye State

Sounds like: overseas, overseeow

Derived forms: OHs

Type of: American state

Part of: America, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Oh, This Old Thing?

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