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1
A Scottish and Irish exclamation used to show agreement, mild annoyance, or resignation.
""Och, I suppose you're right," she sighed."
"Och, not this again!"
2
An exclamation of surprise, frustration, or sudden pain.
"Och! I banged my knee on the table."
How to Use Och
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Scots/Irish sigh-word, roughly like "oh" or "ah", used before a comment to soften it or show feeling.
When to use it
Strongly regional (Scotland/Ireland) and mostly spoken rather than written.
Word Forms
Ochs plural
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Etymology
A very old exclamation shared across the Gaelic and Scots languages, related to similar sighs like "ach" and "ouch" found in other Germanic and Celtic tongues.