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Ah! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etcAh! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.
» Ayşe is a Turkish citizen.
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5 sensesAh! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.
(Northern England, Scotland)Expressing earnestness, surprise, wonder, etc.
Used in ay, ay.
New Zealand spelling of eh (question tag).
All right (inter); hooray (inter); cool (inter).
Examples
1 sentencesAyşe is a Turkish citizen.
Origin
From Middle English ei, ej, ey, eye, ultimately imitative of the natural utterance, althouFrom Middle English ei, ej, ey, eye, ultimately imitative of the natural utterance, although probably also influenced by Anglo-Norman and Old French ahi, Old French haï, and Middle French aï, aïe, ay.
Origin uncertain; possibly related to eh and hey; popularized by a catch phrase in a 1970s sitcom.
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