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Where does “bah” come from?

bah (English) comes from French bah — No; well, err, um.

bah (English): 1992, April Kihlstrom, Dangerous...

Definitions

  1. 1992, April Kihlstrom, Dangerous...

Ancestry of “bah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbahNo; well, err, um

Words derived from “bah”

  • poobah
  • bah humbug
Every word from French bah →