poh
/pˈoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.
noun
Initialism of powered-on hours.
Example Sentences
- "Oh, poh! they might have been counted some how or other, unless indeed they were so numerous as to require all our people to stand sentinel round them."
- "Poh, it's from your sister at Lyons, and contains good news: read it."
- ""Oh poh!" said Benny. "When I grow up, I'm goin' to have a span!""
- ""Poh, poh! it's a mere trifle, I repeat," Tibbits rejoined."
- "“Oh, poh, poh !—her purse, if she likes it better; the little receptacle which my wife and daughters find it convenient for me to keep—well filled—in my pocket."
- "The virtue of the yaller dog is his bark. To hear that bark and not see the barker would make one imagine that he did the biting for all dogdom: but seeing the source one only says, “Poh, it's the yaller dog !”"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Pfau, -