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och

interjection

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɒx/

intj

Etymology: Compare Early Modern English och, Scottish Gaelic och, Irish och. Compare also Scots ach, Scots ouch.

  1. general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.
  2. 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!”

name

  1. A surname.

noun

  1. 6-oxocamphor hydrolase