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/ɔː/ interjection

Definition

An exclamation expressing frustration, exasperation, or annoyed resignation, similar to 'ugh'.

Etymology

A modern interjection with unclear origins, likely an onomatopoetic expression developed in English to capture the sound of groaning or sighing in exasperation. It became particularly popular in comics and digital communication.

Kelly Says

Interjections like 'augh' are rarely found in dictionaries, but they're crucial to how we actually talk—they express emotion faster than any sentence could. Comic writers using characters like Charlie Brown popularized 'augh' as a distinctly American sound of helpless frustration.

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