Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ahh

/ˈɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: ahh
IPA: /ˈɑ/

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative spelling of aah.

noun

Alternative spelling of aah.

verb

Alternative spelling of aah.

noun

Pronunciation spelling of ass.

particle

Alternative form of -ahh. Occurs after an adjective or phrase.

Example Sentences

"In any given performance, their tosses and spins and leaps elicit oohs and ahhs from children and adults."
"The most underrated component in building a custom gun is the metalsmithing. Stock work immediately attracts attention. Fancy checkering patterns, meticulously executed, are sure to elicit oohs and ahhs."
"Bring your ahh to school nigga"
"I really just fell on my Ahh^([sic]) on this hover board.... I’m over it 😒"
"I watched a gay nigga roast this baddie … I swear on everything she wasn't even bad to me no more after he fyed her ahh up 😂"
"need to start working my ahh off once my injury heals completely for my laser treatment. huft."

Etymology

Respelling of ass representing a pronunciation with elision of the final consonant, which can occur in African-American Vernacular English. Later non-African American Vernacular English uses are perhaps derived from, or influenced by, -ahh (“-ass”). Equivalent to ass + -h.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ass

Inflected Forms

ahhs (plural) ahhs (present, singular) ahhing (participle, present) ahhed (participle, past) ahhed (past)

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da raw pa na nah sa ha-ha

Questions

How do you pronounce ahh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑ/.
What does ahh mean?: Alternative spelling of aah.
Where does ahh come from?: Respelling of ass representing a pronunciation with elision of the final consonant, which can occur in African-American Vernacular English. Later non-African American Vernacular English uses are perhaps derived from, or influenced by, -ahh (“-ass”). Equivalent to ass + -h.

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