"och" meaning in English

See och in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɒx/
Rhymes: -ɒx Etymology: Compare Early Modern English och, Scottish Gaelic och, Irish och. Compare also Scots ach, Scots ouch. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|och}} English och, {{cog|gd|och}} Scottish Gaelic och, {{cog|ga|och}} Irish och, {{cog|sco|ach}} Scots ach, {{cog|sco|ouch}} Scots ouch Head templates: {{en-interj}} och
  1. (chiefly Scotland, Ireland) general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval. Tags: Ireland, Scotland
    Sense id: en-och-en-intj-4gt8UNLU Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English
  2. (chiefly Scotland, Ireland) an expression of anger, frustration, surprise Tags: Ireland, Scotland
    Sense id: en-och-en-intj-hT0tn2KK Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ach, ock Derived forms: och aye

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2014 September 14, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), via HBO",
          "text": "Och, ooh, it’s so confusing, it hurts my wee head! I’m just a woman, you know, just a pair of ovaries and some bangs! How do I have the mental capacity to pick from one of two options? Put me down for a no, and never trust me with an important decision again!",
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