"duh" meaning in English

See duh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /dɜː/ [UK], /dʌ/ [US], /dʌ/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-duh.ogg
Rhymes: -ɜː, -ʌ Etymology: Imitative, possibly indicating stupidity by mocking the speech of an intellectually disabled person. Head templates: {{en-interj}} duh
  1. Disdainful indication that something is obvious. Translations (disdainful indication that something is obvious): خو (ḵō) [Gulf-Arabic] (Arabic), հա բա (ha ba) (Armenian), 擺明系啦 /摆明系啦 (Chinese Cantonese), 很明顯吧 /很明显吧 (Chinese Mandarin), 还用说吗 (Chinese Mandarin), jak jinak (Czech), je meent het (Dutch), älä ihmeessä (Finnish), ihanko totta (Finnish), ei kai (Finnish), bah (French), bah oui (French), ach (note: after a statement) (German), ach nee (German), ach was (German), na sowas (German), nyilván (Hungarian), nem mondod? (Hungarian), naná (Hungarian), jó hogy (Hungarian), még szép (Hungarian), ma va? (Italian), 当たり前 (Japanese), 당연 (dang'yeon) (Korean), no ba (Polish), ba (Polish), ah (Portuguese), dâ (Portuguese), der (Portuguese), (Portuguese), а то (english: a to) (Russian), ещё бы (ješčó by) (Russian), я́сен пень (jásen penʹ) [colloquial, informal] (Russian), nehovor (Slovak), obvio (Spanish), ото́ж (otóž) (Ukrainian), ще б па́к (šče b pák) (Ukrainian), а то́ (a tó) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-duh-en-intj-Apwrl441 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gulf Arabic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Gulf Arabic translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'disdainful indication that something is obvious': 84 16
  2. Indication of mock stupidity.
    Sense id: en-duh-en-intj-mTFypJQ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gulf Arabic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Gulf Arabic translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: duh factor, induhvidual, well duh Related terms: d'oh, huh, oh, ah
Synonyms: obviously!, doy, no duh (english: American) [Australian], no shit, you don't say, no kidding, derp, der [Australian], der, derr, dur, durr

Alternative forms

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    "Rhymes:English/ʌ/1 syllable",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Cantonese translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Gulf Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "duh factor"
    },
    {
      "word": "induhvidual"
    },
    {
      "word": "well duh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Imitative, possibly indicating stupidity by mocking the speech of an intellectually disabled person.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "duh",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "d'oh"
    },
    {
      "word": "huh"
    },
    {
      "word": "oh"
    },
    {
      "word": "ah"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's hot in the desert. - Well, duh!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Disdainful indication that something is obvious."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obvious",
          "obvious#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Duhhh, I'm Jasmine, I can't even tie my shoe laces right!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indication of mock stupidity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stupidity",
          "stupidity#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɜː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʌ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʌ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-duh.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/En-us-duh.ogg/En-us-duh.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/En-us-duh.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "obviously!"
    },
    {
      "word": "doy"
    },
    {
      "english": "American",
      "tags": [
        "Australian"
      ],
      "word": "no duh"
    },
    {
      "word": "no shit"
    },
    {
      "word": "you don't say"
    },
    {
      "word": "no kidding"
    },
    {
      "word": "derp"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Australian"
      ],
      "word": "der"
    },
    {
      "word": "der"
    },
    {
      "word": "derr"
    },
    {
      "word": "dur"
    },
    {
      "word": "durr"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "afb",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵō",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "tags": [
        "Gulf-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "خو"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ha ba",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "հա բա"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "擺明系啦 /摆明系啦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "很明顯吧 /很明显吧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "还用说吗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "jak jinak"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "je meent het"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "älä ihmeessä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ihanko totta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ei kai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "bah"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "bah oui"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "ja klar with a squeaking tone on the second word",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "after a statement",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ach"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ach nee"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ach was"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "na sowas"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "sag bloß all with an interrogative intonation",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "nyilván"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "nem mondod?"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "naná"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "jó hogy"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "még szép"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ma va?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "当たり前"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dang'yeon",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "당연"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "no ba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "dâ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "der"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "dã"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "a to",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "а то"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ješčó by",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ещё бы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jásen penʹ",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "я́сен пень"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "nehovor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "obvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "otóž",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ото́ж"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šče b pák",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "ще б па́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "a tó",
      "sense": "disdainful indication that something is obvious",
      "word": "а то́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "duh"
}

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