d'oh

See also: doh and -doh

English

Alternative forms

• doh

Etymology

Imitative. Later popularised by the cartoon character Homer Simpson in The Simpsons. Voice actor Dan Castellaneta has said he modelled his version on the drawn-out "do-o-o-o" sound made by Jimmy Finlayson in the films of Laurel and Hardy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /doʊ/, /doʊʔ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /dəʊ/, /dəʊʔ/

• Audio (UK)

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• Homophones: doe, doh, dough, do (music)

Interjection

d'oh

1. Expresses frustration or anger, especially at one’s own stupidity.

   "I just paid for our food." "You didn't have to. It's free." "D'oh!"

Translations

expression of frustration

• Cantonese: 頂！ (deng²)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 該死！ (zh), 该死！ (zh) (gāisǐ)

• Dutch: o nee
• Finnish: voi hitto, voi hemmetti, voi pahus, voi paska (vulgar), voi helvetti (fi)
• French: t’oh (fr)
• German: (on the Simpsons:) nein (de); (otherwise also:) uh; hmm; or gasping up air audibly through one's mouth

• Italian: d'oh! (it)
• Japanese: 畜生 (ja) (ちくしょう, chikushō)
• Polish: wrr
• Portuguese: não (pt), droga (pt), porcaria (pt)
• Russian: блин! (ru) (blin!), чёрт! (ru) (čort!), чёрт побери́! (ru) (čort poberí!)
• Spanish: ouh
• Swedish: d'oh (sv)

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