bah

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /bɑ/ UK /bɑː/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Minimal pairs

Sounds like baa /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like beau /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

intj
an exclamation expressing contempt or dismissal

"Bah," he muttered, waving the whole proposal aside.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 intj · an exclamation expressing... pahpooh pish

Etymology

An interjection of imitative origin expressing contempt or disgust, recorded from the early 19th century, perhaps reinforced by French bah.

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General Vocabulary

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