Meanings
interjection
alternative doh
- Expresses frustration or anger, especially at one’s own stupidity.
—I just paid for our food. —You didn't have to. It's free. —D'oh!
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Imitative. Popularised by the cartoon character Homer Simpson in the TV show The Simpsons. Voice actor Dan Castellaneta has said that he modelled his version on the drawn-out "do-o-o-o" sound made by Jimmy Finlayson in the films of Laurel and Hardy. The OED has references from the BBC as far back as 1945.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 頂！ /顶！
- 頂！ /顶！ (ding²)expression of frustration
Chinese Mandarin 該死！ /该死！
- 該死！ /该死！ (gāisǐ)expression of frustration
Dutch o nee
- o neeexpression of frustration
Finnish pahus
- pahusexpression of frustration
French t’oh, d'oh
- t’ohexpression of frustration
- d'ohexpression of frustration
German nein, uh
- neinexpression of frustration
- uhexpression of frustration
- hmmexpression of frustration
Italian d'oh!
- d'oh!expression of frustration
Japanese 畜生
- 畜生 (chikushō)expression of frustration
Korean 맙소사!
- 맙소사! (mapsosa!)expression of frustration
Polish wrr
- wrrexpression of frustration
Portuguese não, droga
- nãoexpression of frustration
- drogaexpression of frustration
- porcariaexpression of frustration
Russian блин!, чёрт!
- блин! (blin!)expression of frustration
- чёрт! (čort!)expression of frustration
- чёрт побери́! (čort poberí!)expression of frustration
Spanish ouh
- ouhexpression of frustration
Swedish d'oh
- d'ohexpression of frustration
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with d'oh
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
d'oh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d'oh
MLA
“d'oh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d'oh. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “d'oh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d'oh.
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