"doh" meaning in English

See doh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

  1. Alternative form of d'oh (“expression of frustration”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: d'oh (extra: expression of frustration)
    Sense id: en-doh-en-intj-7iTQ906Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /doʊ/ [US], /dəʊ/ [UK] Audio: En-us-doh.oga [US] Forms: dohs [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: An anglicised spelling of do. Head templates: {{en-noun}} doh (plural dohs)
  1. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale. Synonyms: do Derived forms: high doh Coordinate_terms: ut, re, mi, fa, so, sol, la, si, ti Translations (expression of frustration): do [feminine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-doh-en-noun-7yOPyJCX Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 58 3 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 53 2 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 91 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "so"
        },
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