oh

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Ohio: a state of the United States.
2. A surname from Korean derived from a common Korean surname.

   ““Your son’s name. What is it?” “Oh. Benjamin Oh.” “Benjamin O … what?” “No, Oh, Officer. That’s it. The last name is Oh.””

3. A surname from Chinese.

noun

1. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of other half: a husband, wife, partner, etc.
2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of observation helicopter.
3. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of overheard; a post whose contents were overheard by its author.

   “OH: "We should just burn the whole place down"”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only)Initialism of office hours.
5. An utterance of oh; a spoken expression of surprise, acknowledgement, etc.

   “There were ohs and ahs, and the people twisted about as they looked for her. Then they began to applaud.”

6. The name of the Latin script letter O/o.

   “One genuine recycled local glass of aitch-two-oh”

   “Exes and Ohs: A Downtown Girl's (Mostly Awkward) Tales of Love, Lust, Revenge, and a Little Facebook Stalking”

7. The digit 0 (especially in representations of speech)

   “Jenny I've got your number. I need to make you mine. Jenny don't change your number. Eight six seven five three oh nine. Eight six seven five three oh nine. Eight six seven five three oh nine. Eight six seven five three oh nine. Tommy Tutone, "867-5309/Jenny"”

   “"Oh-dark-thirty," the first soldier muttered without looking at his watch.”

symbol

1. A hydroxyl, or alcohol, functional group.
2. A hydroxide radical, or hydroxyl group.

intj

1. Expression of surprise.

   “Oh! I didn't see you there.”

2. Expression of wonder, amazement, or awe.

   “Oh, wow! That's amazing.”

3. Expression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.

   “Oh, so that's how it works.”

4. A word to precede an annoyed remark.

   “Oh, leave me alone.”

5. A word to precede an added or offhand comment or afterthought.

   “Oh, and don't forget your coat.”

   “What if he says, "Oh, I need to see your ID"?”

6. An invocation or address (similar to the vocative in languages with noun declension), often with a term of endearment.

   “Oh, gosh.”

   “Oh baby, baby, how was I supposed to know / That something wasn't right here?”

7. (often, poetic)Exclamation for drama or emphasis.

   “Oh, when will it end?”

   “Oh by what plots, by what forſwearings, betrayings, oppreſsions, impriſonments, tortures, poyſonings, and vnder what reaſons of State, and politique ſubteltie, haue theſe forenamed Kings, […] pulled the vengeance of GOD vpon them-ſelues, […]”

   “And oh how stingingly acute, and pungently grievous and tormentive, are the remembrancing Reflections of a separate uncloathed Soul in the other World, upon a review of its mad Choice, foolish Hopes, fruitless Desires […]”

8. Expression of pain. See ouch.

   “Oh! That hurt.”

   “"Oh! Oh!——I can't bear it————It is too much.——I die.—————I am going——" were Polly's expreſſions of extaſy: […]”

9. Space filler or extra syllable, especially in (popular) music.

   “I'm off with the raggle-taggle gypsy-oh.”

10. (interrogative)Expression of mild scepticism.

    “"You should watch where you're going!" "Oh?"”

verb

1. (intransitive)To utter the interjection oh; to express surprise, etc.

   “A quarter of an hour elapsed, and then, after several rings at the door-bell, a smothered laugh, and a good deal of ohing and ahing, the door was thrown open, and one by one, as they were announced, in came the expected characters.”