Etymology

ah so

Today it means: Stereotypical utterance of wise understanding by a Japanese or Chinese person. Full definition →

Japanese ああ、そう
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromああ、そう“I see”
  2. English todayah so

From Japanese ああ、そう (ā, sō, “I see”).

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