bah C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /bɑ/ UK /bɑː/ See IPA manual Homophones ba /bɑ/ Minimal pairs Sounds like bow /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Sounds like baa /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Meanings 1 intj an exclamation expressing contempt or dismissal "Bah," he muttered, waving the whole proposal aside. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 intj · an exclamation expressing... pahpoohpish Etymology AI details An interjection of imitative origin expressing contempt or disgust, recorded from the early 19th century, perhaps reinforced by French bah. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bah **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** intj **IPA (US):** /bɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /bɑː/ ## Meanings 1. an exclamation expressing contempt or dismissal ## Examples - "Bah," he muttered, waving the whole proposal aside. ## Synonyms - pah - pooh - pish ## Etymology An interjection of imitative origin expressing contempt or disgust, recorded from the early 19th century, perhaps reinforced by French bah. ## AI Etymology Bah is an intj meaning "an exclamation expressing contempt or dismissal". Historically, it is an interjection of imitative origin expressing contempt or disgust, recorded from the early 19th century, perhaps reinforced by French bah. The older history should therefore be treated cautiously rather than as settled. This keeps the modern intj sense tied to the formation history behind it. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown