Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express disdain for something deemed stupid or obvious, especially a self-evident remark.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection Disdainful indication that something is
obvious . - interjection Indication of perceived
stupidity , often used inmockery .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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October 26, 2008 at 3:38 pm oh duh caysons goes marshin along……………..duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh
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OR the willful ignoring of the CIA by this administration who said there are no wmds or even rockets that will reach far enough to barely leave iraqi soil also said time and again by UN weapons inspectors -- and finally of course by the post war follow up team also finding -- duh duh duh duh* (beethovens 5th) -- Nothing .. surprise surprise ..
aleighk21 Diary Entry aleighk21 2004
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The show started with fart noises and endless references to "winning" - and ended with the troubled actor drinking from a sippy cup and repeating the word "duh."
NY Daily News 2011
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The point was what I called a duh-ism, but it makes sense and it is something that many companies forget about almost completely.
Service Untitled 2008
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This could never happen again .... duh, uhhhh, where's the leak ma'am?
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The required insurance is to PAY FOR SOMEONE ELSE. Freakin duh!!!!
The Volokh Conspiracy » President Obama Claimed that the Individual Mandate is Not a Tax 2010
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Obama supporters would vote for McCain ... duh ...
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We are anxiously awaiting for those still bathing in duh-nile to next produce the '04 results in tye dye.
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In today's entry Tom mentioned how much he loves the song Ghost Riders in duh Sky and how he prefers Johnny Cash's version.
Archive 2004-02-01 Ed 2004
rolig commented on the word duh
In Slovene (and other Slavic languages – cf. Russian дух), this word, pronounced with a long u (oo) and a voiceless velar fricative at the end (-kh), means "spirit" or "ghost".
February 5, 2009