Bah
[bɑː] or [bɑ]
Definition
(interj.) An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt.
Checked by Godiva
Examples
- Bah, poor debtor! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Ah, bah, old intriguer, crooked little puppet! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But, bah, again. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Nine Englishmen already on the island,—bah! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Bah, said the other, the concert is a concert in nubibus. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I must recover my lost ground if possible,—bah! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The Austrian army is coming, but with the Empress and the King of Rome at its head; and the Russians, bah! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She might have some misgivings about the friends whom she should meet at Ostend, and who might be likely to tell ugly stories--but bah! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He chafes and goads me till--Bah! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Bah, it expresses peaceful resignation! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Bah, bah, bah, don't look as from high to low at me! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Checked by Godiva