Meanings
argh1
alternative aarrghh · alternative aarrgh · alternative aaargh · alternative aargh · alternative agggh · alternative augh · alternative aaugh
- onomatopoeicExpressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
Argh! It's already 7:15! We're never gonna make it!
argh2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
argh · interjection
In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Compare ah, of which it could be a lengthened form.
Full word history & related roots →argh · adjective
- Proto-Germanic*argaz
- Proto-West Germanic*arg
- Old Englishearg“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”
- Middle Englishargh
- Englishargh
From Middle English argh, from Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Scots ergh, argh, arch, erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”). Doublet of eerie.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish ääh, äsh
- äähexpression of annoyance
- äshexpression of annoyance
- ähexpression of annoyance
French argh
- arghexpression of annoyance
German ohh
- ohhexpression of annoyance
Japanese うわー, ぎゃー
- うわー (uwā)expression of annoyance
- ぎゃー (gyā)expression of annoyance
- あ゙expression of annoyance
Persian اَه
- اَه (ahh)expression of annoyance
Polish uch
- uchexpression of annoyance
Portuguese argh
- arghexpression of annoyance
Russian ррр, ё
- ррр (rrr)expression of annoyance
- ё (jo)expression of annoyance
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with argh
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Cite this entry
argh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argh
“argh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argh. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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