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Ugh

Ugh

(oŏ)
,
int
erj.
An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder.

Definition 2024


ugh

ugh

English

Interjection

ugh

  1. Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.
    Ugh! The bread in the pantry has gone moldy.

Synonyms

  • See Wikisaurus:yuck

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Manx

Interjection

ugh!

  1. oh!

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish og, from Proto-Celtic *āuyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u/

Noun

ugh m (genitive singular uigh or uighe, plural uighean)

  1. egg

Derived terms

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • og” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.