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bah

/bɑː/
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• interjection

1

An exclamation used to express contempt, disgust, impatience, or dismissal.

Example

""Bah!" muttered the old man, waving away the salesperson's exaggerated claims."

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Word Origin & Etymology

First recorded in the early 19th century, probably borrowed from French 'bah', a natural vocal exclamation of dismissal or disdain. Its popularity in English was cemented by Charles Dickens's 1843 novella 'A Christmas Carol', in which Ebenezer Scrooge famously exclaims 'Bah! Humbug!'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bah. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bah
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