"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 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 (Chinese Cantonese), 摆明系啦 (Chinese Cantonese), 很明顯吧 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), na ne (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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'Disdainful indication that something is obvious.': 87 13
  2. Indication of mock stupidity.
    Sense id: en-duh-en-intj-mTFypJQ0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: duh factor, 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, derr, dur, durr

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "afb",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḵō",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
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          "word": "خو"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ha ba",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "հա բա"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "很明显吧"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "还用说吗"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "jak jinak"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "je meent het"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "älä ihmeessä"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ihanko totta"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ei kai"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "bah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "bah oui"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "note": "ja klar with a squeaking tone on the second word",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious."
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "note": "after a statement",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ach nee"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ach was"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "na sowas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "note": "sag bloß all with an interrogative intonation",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious."
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "nyilván"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "nem mondod?"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "na ne"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ma va?"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "当たり前"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dang'yeon",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "당연"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "no ba"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ah"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "dâ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "der"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "dã"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "a to",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "а то"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ješčó by",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ещё бы"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "jásen penʹ",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
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          ],
          "word": "я́сен пень"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "nehovor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "obvio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "otóž",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ото́ж"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "šče b pák",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "ще б па́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "a tó",
          "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
          "word": "а то́"
        }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "obviously!"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "doy"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "no duh"
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      "word": "you don't say"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "no kidding"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "derp"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "der"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "derr"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "derp"
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      "code": "afb",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵō",
      "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "خو"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ha ba",
      "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
      "word": "հա բա"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
      "word": "擺明系啦"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
      "word": "摆明系啦"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
      "word": "很明顯吧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Disdainful indication that something is obvious.",
      "word": "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": "na ne"
    },
    {
      "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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