och en · INTJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Compare Early Modern English och, Scottish Gaelic och, Irish och. Compare also Scots ach, Scots ouch.
Meanings
- (Ireland, Scotland) general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.
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(Ireland, Scotland) an expression of anger, frustration, surprise
“Och, ooh, it’s so confusing, it hurts my wee head! I’m just a woman, you know, just a pair of ovaries and some bangs! How do I have the mental capacity to pick from one of two options? Put me down for a no, and never trust me with an important decision again!”
2014 September 14, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| awk | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ock | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ach | alternative | lexicographic |