och

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/ɒx/

interjection

general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.

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Meanings

och1

interjection

alternative ach · alternative ock · alternative awk

  1. IrelandScotlandgeneral interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.
  2. IrelandScotlandan expression of anger, frustration, surprise

    “Och, ooh, it’s so confusing, it hurts my wee head! I’m just a woman, you know, just a pair of ovaries and some bangs! How do I have the mental capacity to pick from one of two options? Put me down for a no, and never trust me with an important decision again!”

    2014 September 14, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), via HBO

Och2

proper nounOch (plural Ochs)

plural Ochs

  1. A surname.

OCH3

nounOCH (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistry6-oxocamphor hydrolase

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tsktsk tsktut tut

Origin

Compare Early Modern English och, Scottish Gaelic och, Irish och. Compare also Scots ach, Scots ouch.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with och

kochlochloughbrochyogh
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Anagrams

cho
Cite this entry
APA

och. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/och

MLA

“och.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/och. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “och,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/och.

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