och meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

och

intjalso spelled OCH

/ɒx/

Etymology Compare Early Modern English och, Scottish Gaelic och, Irish och. Compare also Scots ach, Scots ouch.

Ireland, Scotland general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.

Ireland, Scotland an expression of anger, frustration, surprise

“Och, ooh, it’s so confusing, it hurts my wee head! I’m just a woman, you know, just a pair of ovaries and some bangs! How do I have the mental capacity to pick from one of two options? Put me down for a no, and never trust me with an important decision again!”2014 September 14, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:

noun

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 6-oxocamphor hydrolase