English Explanatory Dictionary

ahh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Alternative spelling of aah.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of aah.
verb
  1. Alternative spelling of aah.
noun
  1. Pronunciation spelling of ass.
particle
  1. Alternative form of -ahh. Occurs after an adjective or phrase.

Word forms

ahh ahhs ahhing ahhed

Etymology

Respelling of ass representing a pronunciation with elision of the final consonant, which can occur in African-American Vernacular English. Later non-African American Vernacular English uses are perhaps derived from, or influenced by, -ahh (“-ass”). Equivalent to ass + -h.

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